Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ironton, Ohio
Relationship
Self
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION CINCINNATI, OHIO, NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (MM) HENRY FORD MACHINIST SCHOOL DETROIT, MICHIGAN, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, ABOARD USS SAWFISH SS-276 FOR 3 WAR PATROLS, NAVY V-12 UNIT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FLEET SOUND SCHOOL SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (DIESEL) NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL SILVER AND SOLDER) SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (WELDING AND BRAZING) HUNTERS POINT, CALIFORNIA, USS PERCH SS-313 FOR 7 WAR PATROLS, USS SPERRY AS-12 AND NAVAL TRAINING CENTER SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA WITH 7 STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.