Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sag Harbor, New York
Honored By
Douglas E. Stephens
08 DECEMBER 1941 TO 1946. SERVED AS A PILOT IN TORPEDO SQUADRON ONE. HE COMPLETED 143 AIRCRAFT CARRIER LANDINGS, AND EARNED AN AIR MEDAL FOR HIS PERFORMANCE DURING TWO ATTACKS UPON MAJOR UNITS OF THE JAPANESE FLEET. HIS SQUADRON LED THE VICTORY PARADE OVER TOKYO BAY AT THE END OF THE WAR.