Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Baker, Louisiana
Honored By
G. E. Holcomb
SERVED AS A SHIP FITTER ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP USS PENNSYLVANIA BB-38. PARTICIPATED IN CAMPAIGNS FROM THE ALEUTIAN, GILBERT AND MARSHALL ISLANDS TO THE MARIANA AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. DURING THE LAST WEEK OF THE PACIFIC WAR, HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED WHILE AT ANCHOR IN BUCKNER BAY, OKINAWA.