Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Glencoe, Illinois
Honored By
Richard Elmer
Relationship
Friend
ONE OF 1,196 MEN ABOARD THE HEAVY CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY TWO JAPANESE SUBMARINE TORPEDOES ON JULY 30, 1945. HE WAS ONE OF ONLY 316 SAILORS RESCUED FOUR DAYS LATER.