Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Bern, North Carolina
Honored By
Hal F. Humphrey
Relationship
Friend
SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY FROM JULY 1944 TO MARCH 1946. COMPLETED NAVY BOOT CAMP AT CAMP PERRY, VIRGINIA. SERVED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND ABOARD THE YMS 35 MINE SWEEPER ON THE EASTERN SHORES AND CHESAPEAKE BAY. AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.