Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Streator, Illinois
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS AYLWIN DD-335; USS MARYLAND BB-46; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; SUBMARINE BASE, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT; USS PLUNGER (FLAG ALLOWANCE); USS BUGARA SS-331; USS CACHALOT SS-170; AND USS CHUB SS-329. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.