Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Waverly, Tennessee
Honored By
Gladys
Relationship
Wife
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE SEPTEMBER 1943, HONORABLY DISCHARGED FEBRUARY 1946. SERVED AS SEAMAN FIRST CLASS ABOARD THE USS CASSIN YOUNG, A FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER LAUNCHED NEW IN SEPTEMBER 1943. SAW ACTION THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH PACIFIC MOSTLY GUARDING THE CARRIERS OF TASK FORCE 38.