Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Centralia, Illinois
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (RADIO MATERIAL) NAVY PIER CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (RADIO MATERIAL)TREASURE ISLAND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, NAVAL ADVANCED SUPPLY BASE EXETER, ENGLAND, LCT(5) FLOTILLA ONE, ENGLAND, NAVAL BASE TWO NAVAL ADVANCED BASE PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND AND NAVAL AIR STATION CHERBOURG, FRANCE. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.