Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Benson, North Carolina
Honored By
Otis R. Parker
Relationship
Son
ORIGINAL CREW MEMBER OF USS SAN JUAN, ANTI-AIRCRAFT LIGHT CRUISER. SERVED THROUGH GUADALCANAL CAMPAIGN. DETACHED FROM THE SAN JUAN IN DECEMBER 1943. OTHER WWII DUTY STATIONS INCLUDED NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND TORPEDO STATION AND CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS NAVAL HOSPITAL.