Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Williamston, Michigan
Honored By
U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.
Relationship
Shipmates
MOTOR MACHINIST MATE SECOND CLASS PETTY OFFICER KILLED WITH ALL HANDS ONBOARD USS TRITON SS-201 ON 15 MARCH 1943. DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART. POST WAR RECORDS INDICATE THAT THREE JAPANESE DESTROYERS ATTACKED A SUBMARINE A LITTLE NORTHWEST OF TRITON'S ASSIGNED AREA AND SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED AN OIL SLICK, DEBRIS, AND ITEMS WITH AMERICAN MARKINGS. TRITON WENT DOWN WITH 74 OFFICERS AND MEN.