Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Xenia, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENLISTED AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON JUNE 13, 1944 AT NAVY RECRUITING STATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ATTENDED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, AND ASSIGNED TO THE NAVAL HOSPITAL, SAME STATION. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SEAMAN SECOND CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN APPLICATION RECEIVED AND RESULTS OF A MEDICAL SURVEY. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL FOR HIS SERVICE DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.