Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mechanicville, New York
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY DAYS BEFORE THE ATTACK OF PEARL HARBOR. HE WAS A PHARMACIST'S MATE, SERVING IN THE INVASION OF FRENCH MOROCCO, AND THEN BEING SENT TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC FOR THE INVASIONS OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA, AND SEVERAL OTHER ISLANDS. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PHARMACIST'S MATE 1ST CLASS, NOVEMBER 8, 1945.