Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Tacoma, Washington
Honored By
Christine Voss Schannep
Relationship
Daughter
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY ON DECEMBER 30, 1941. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD THE USS CHINCOTEAGUE AVP-24, USS ARIDED AK-73, ALSO SERVED ON GUADALCANAL. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH TWO BATTLE STARS, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON NOVEMBER 3, 1945.