Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bluefield, West Virginia
Honored By
Honor Flight
SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 1938 TO JANUARY 1946. ENSIGN SERVING IN THE PACIFIC ABOARD THE USS TERROR CM-5, USS NEW MEXICO AND USS CALIFORNIA. CHIEF ELECTRICIAN'S MATE AND A CHIEF MINEMAN. PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH ONE STAR.