Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dellroy, Ohio
Honored By
Dover High School
SERVED AS A MACHINIST'S MATE AND EVENTUALLY ENGINE ROOM CREW CHIEF ON A DESTROYER ESCORT IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR THE MAIN FLEET AGAINST KAMIKAZES AND JAPANESE SUBMARINES. HE WAS DISCHARGED AS A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN 1945.