Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Kansas City, Missouri
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD USS SARATOGA CV-3, USS YORKTOWN CV-10, USS DENVER CL-58, USS HOWARD GILMORE AS-16, USS QUILLBACK SS-424, USS CONGER SS-477, USS SEA LEOPARD SS-483, USS ANTHEDON AS-24, USS POMPON SS-267, USS BURRFISH SS-312 AND THE USS BARRACUDA SS-163. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.