Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wheatland, Indiana
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON DECEMBER 1, 1945. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED ABOARD, IN TURN, THE HEAVY CRUISER USS SALT LAKE CITY CA-25 AND THE BATTLESHIP USS IOWA BB-61. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A MACHINIST’S MATE THIRD CLASS ON OCTOBER 15, 1947 AT NAVAL AIR STATION, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL FOR SERVICE DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.