Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Shreveport, Louisiana
Honored By
U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER KILLED IN ACTION ON 20 APRIL 1943 DURING BATTLE ACTION WITH A JAPANESE GUNBOAT WHILE RETURNING MACHINE-GUN FIRE FROM USS SCORPION (SS 278). DECORATIONS: SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART.