Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Edgewood, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON DECEMBER 14, 1943 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, AND STATIONED AT NAVAL AIR STATION, BUNKER HILL, INDIANA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SEAMAN SECOND CLASS ON JANUARY 14, 1946 AT THE NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.