Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Muskegon, Michigan
Honored By
Barbara A. Anderson & Larry Ruhstorfer
Relationship
Wife & Friend
SERVED ABOARD THE USS POLANA AKA-35 IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE FROM 1945 TO 1946. OPERATED A LCVP LANDING CRAFT. WAS A MEMBER OF THE NAVY AMPHIBIOUS UNIT. HE RECEIVED THE AMERICAN AREA RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON AND AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE.