Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, ABOARD USS NASHVILLE CL-43, USS TARAZED AF-13, ATLANTIC FLEET SCHOOL NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, SUBMARINE DIVISION 121 (RELIEF CREW), USS WHALE SS-239, USS TAMBOR (FLAG ALLOWANCE) COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 61, USS HADDOCK SS-231, SUBMARINE GROUP ONE NEW LONDON GROUP ATLANTIC RESERVE FLEET, USS TORO SS-422, USS FINBACK SS-230 AND USS TORO SS-422. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH FLEET CLASP, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.