Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Graettinger, Iowa
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, PATROL WING ATLANTIC FLEET (FLAG ALLOWANCE), CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 22, ABOARD USS FRANKLIN CV-13, USS BENNINGTON CV-20, ADVANCED BASE TRAINING CENTER CAMP PEARY, VIRGINIA, NAVAL ADVANCED BASE PERSONNEL DEPOT SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA, NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE TANAPAG NAVY #3245 SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON FLEET AIR WING 8, FLEET AIR SERVICE SQUADRON 102 AND NAVAL AIR STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.