Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Erie, Kansas
Honored By
Linda Heer
Relationship
Daughter
A MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS V-6 U.S. NAVY RESERVE SERVING IN THE PACIFIC CAMPAIGN. HE SERVED ON THE SHIP USS LCI 757 AND WAS IN ATTENDANCE DURING THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA, IWO JIMA AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. SERVED AS A GUNNER WHILE IN BATTLES.