Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lincoln Park, Michigan
Honored By
Green Valley Camera Club WWII Veterans Project
HE SERVED CONVOY ESCORT DUTY ON THE USS SPRY PG-64 BETWEEN TRINIDAD AND BRAZIL. HE THEN SERVED ON THE FRESH WATER TANKER USS TOMBIGBEE (AOG-11) IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS ON GUAM, SAIPAN, OKINAWA, AND IWO JIMA. HE WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH TWO BATTLE STARS, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.