Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Honored By
Clorinda
Relationship
Wife
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY IN MAY 1943 AND TOOK BOOT CAMP TRAINING AT SAN DIEGO NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, CALIFORNIA. SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER, USS MEADE DD-602, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM DECEMBER 1943 TO END OF HOSTILITIES. SEPARATED FROM THE SERVICE AT NORMAN, OKLAHOMA IN DECEMBER 1946.