Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hillsville, Virginia
Honored By
Major Michael G. McGrady, USMC (Retired)
ENTERED SERVICE SEPTEMBER 7, 1942. TRAINED AT ELLYSON FIELD, FLORIDA, AND SAUFLEY FIELD, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. EMBARKED FOR THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN FEBRUARY 1944. DISCHARGED AT THE END OF THE WAR WITH THE RATING OF FIREMAN FIRST CLASS.