Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Clay City, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENLISTED AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN ON OCTOBER 14, 1944 AT EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, AND FURTHER QUALIFICATION AT AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED ABOARD THE LANDING SHIP, MEDIUM (ROCKET) USS LSM (R) 524. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SIGNALMAN THIRD CLASS ON APRIL 22, 1946 AT THE PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.