Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
West Haven, Connecticut
Relationship
Self
SERVED IN THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC WAR ZONES ABOARD SS GAINES MILL, T-2 TANKER FROM 10-27-1943 TO 10-28-1944 TRAVELING 89, 459 NAUTICAL MILES WITH FOUR ROUND TRIPS TO ENGLAND CARRYING GASOLINE AND AIRCRAFT PARTS AND THREE ROUND TRIPS TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS CARRYING FUEL OIL FOR NAVAL VESSELS. AWARDED THE ATLANTIC WAR ZONE BAR, PACIFIC WAR ZONE BAR, MERCHANT MARINE EMBLEM AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.