Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ponca, Nebraska
Honored By
American Legion Post #117
ENTERED SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 1943, COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT THE NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS, SERVED ON THE SS RED OAK VICTORY AKA-235. DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF SEAMAN 2ND CLASS.