Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ironwood, Michigan
Honored By
Marlone J. Pumala
Relationship
Wife
ENLISTED IN U.S. NAVY, FEBRUARY 1945. WENT TO BOOT CAMP, APRIL 18, 1945. SENT TO SAN DIEGO IN LATE JUNE. BOARDED (CVE-112) CARRIER ON AUGUST 3RD. LEFT THE STATES 6 DAYS BEFORE 1ST ATOM BOMB. PROCEEDED TO HAWAII, CAROLINE ISLANDS, ULITHI, OKINAWA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, HONG KONG, GUAM AND HOME TO STATES. ON LEAVE 14 DAYS AND COULDN'T GET HOME. BACK TO SEA UNTIL LATE MAY 1946. DISCHARGED JUNE 1946.