Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ninety-Six, South Carolina
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION MACON, GEORGIA, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, ABOARD USS R-2 SS-79, USS SAILFISH SS-281, USS GUARDFISH SS-217, USS PIKE SS-173, USS REDFISH SS-395, SUBMARINE DIVISION 46, USS R-7 SS-84, USS SAILFISH SS-404, USS FLYING FISH SS-229, USS GROUPER SS-214 AND USS RATON SS-270. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, NAVY UNIT CITATION, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH BLUE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.