Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Flint, Michigan
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, DETROIT, MICHIGAN; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (DIESEL), NAVY PIER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; SUBMARINE BASE, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT; ABOARD USS DRUM SS-228; USS STINGRAY SS-186; AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA WITH FIVE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.