Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Milltown, Indiana
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON APRIL 12, 1944 AS A CONSTRUCTION RECRUIT. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AND SERVED, IN TURN, AT: NAVY SUPPLY DEPOT, NAVY 717 (GILLI GILLI, MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA); NAVAL CARETAKER UNIT, MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA; NAVY SUPPLY CENTER, YARDS AND DOCKS, NAVY 926 (GUAM, MARIANAS ISLANDS); AND NAVY RECEIVING STATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A STOREKEEPER THIRD CLASS (AS OF JANUARY 4, 1946) ON JULY 21, 1947 AT SAME STATION. EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.