Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Clay City, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON JANUARY 31, 1945. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, AND FURTHER TRAINED AS A FIREMAN. STATIONED AT OR SERVED ABOARD, IN TURN, NAVY SHIPYARD ANNEX, TOMKINSVILLE, STANTON ISLAND, NEW YORK, AND THE SUBMARINE CHASER USS PC 618. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A FIREMAN FIRST CLASS ON MAY 4, 1946 AT THE NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL FOR HIS SERVICE DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.