Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE WAS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE CREW OF THE CARRIER USS HANCOCK CV-19. HE SAW HARROWING AND EXTENSIVE ACTION IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, JAPAN AND ELSEWHERE DURING THE LIBERATION OF THE EMBATTLED PACIFIC THEATER. HE WAS HIGHLY DECORATED FOR HIS HEROISM AND SACRIFICES AND HIS SHIP EARNED A NAVAL UNIT COMMENDATION AND 4 BATTLE STARS FOR HER EXTENSIVE SERVICE.