Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Clay City, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON DECEMBER 1, 1945. SERVED ABOARD, IN TURN, THE DIXIE-CLASS DESTROYER TENDER USS PRAIRIE AD-15, THE HAMUL-CLASS DESTROYER TENDER USS FRONTIER AD-25, AND THE HAVEN-CLASS HOSPITAL SHIP USS HAVEN AH-12. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SEAMAN SECOND CLASS ON OCTOBER 10, 1947 AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, TERMINAL ISLAND, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA. EARNED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL FOR SERVICE DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.