Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jamaica, New York
Honored By
Christopher E. Ryan
HE WAS AWARDED THE LEGION OF MERIT FOR HIS SERVICE DURING THE SOLOMON ISLANDS CAMPAIGN. LATER, FROM JUNE 2, 1945, HE COMMANDED THE USS PASADENA (CL-65) DURING THE FINAL STRIKES AGAINST OKINAWA AND THE COASTAL PLANES OF JAPAN. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR FOR THIS SERVICE.