Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Flora, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1945 AT HIS HOMETOWN. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNED TO U.S. NAVAL BARRACKS, BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, AND THEN SERVED ABOARD THE ESCORT CARRIER USS SICILY CVE-118. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A FIREMAN SECOND CLASS ON JUNE 6, 1947 AT THE NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.