Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hotchkiss, Colorado
Honored By
Jack Hayden
ENTERED NAVY IN JULY 1942; TRAINED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; WENT OVERSEAS IN JANUARY 1943; SERVED IN GUADALCANAL, GUAM, NEW GUINEA, IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA; AWARDED ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH 5 BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL; DISCHARGED IN 1946.