Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Columbia, Missouri
Honored By
Lori Fulk
Relationship
Niece
ENTERED THE MERCHANT MARINES ON AUGUST 2, 1943. HE DID HIS MARITIME SERVICE TRAINING AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. HE COMPLETED HIS TRAINING IN OCTOBER OF 1943. HE SERVED AS AN OILER. HIS SERVICE ENDED IN NOVEMBER OF 1945 WHEN THE JAPANESE SURRENDERED TO END THE WAR.