Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Georgetown, Kentucky
Honored By
TSgt. Edward G. Smith, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. BOOT CAMP AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, IN APRIL OF 1944. SHIPPED OUT TO THE U.S. NAVAL ADVANCED BASE AT NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA, AND WORKED THERE ON FLEET HOSPITAL 107. LATER WORKED ON FLEET HOSPITALS 104 AND 106 AT AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, RESPECTIVELY. ATTAINED THE RANK (RATING) OF CARPENTER'S MATE 2ND CLASS PETTY OFFICER (CM2).