Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE NAVY SHIP SALVAGE UNIT FOXY 29. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH AT THE END OF JUNE 1944 ON THE LST-291 WITH CARGO OF TANKS FOR THE ARMY. WITH THE MISSION TO CLEAR THE HEAVILY MINED PORTS OF CHERBOURG AND LEHAVRE OF SHIPS AND CRANES THAT THE GERMANS HAD SUNK TO IMPEDE OUR SHIPS.