Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wichita, Kansas
Honored By
Ann, Kathy, Rebecca and Debora
Relationship
Nieces
ENTERED SERVICE JANUARY 2, 1945. SERVED AS PLANE CAPTAIN ABOARD THE USS LEXINGTON IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. SERVICE ENDED ON JULY 8, 1946. RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING RECOGNITION: PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION AGAINST ENEMY JAPANESE FORCES.