Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Honored By
Hal D. Terrell
Relationship
Friend
SERVED AS A GUNNER ABOARD SHIP IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: MARSHALL ISLANDS, IWO JIMA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA. DECORATIONS: NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ENTERED THE SERVICE JULY 1944 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED JUNE 1946 AT THE GALVESTON NAVAL BASE, TEXAS.