Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Moran, Iowa
Honored By
Marine Veteran
JOINED JANUARY 2, 1942 AND SERVED UNTIL OCTOBER 15, 1945. STATIONED ON DESTROYER USS FANNING AS NAVIGATION ASSISTANT ON THE BRIDGE. PARTICIPATED IN DOOLITTLE RAID, HAD PRIVILEGE TO ANNOUNCE TO SHIP THAT THE WAR WAS OVER.