Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Celeryville, Ohio
Honored By
VFW Post 10685
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE IN AUSTRALIA , PHILIPPINES IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA ON THE USS BIRMINGHAM CL 62. HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE STAR, ASIATIC PACIFIC RIBBON WITH FIVE STARS, AMERICAN AREA RIBBON AND COMMENDATION MEDAL.