Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Parkesburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AT THE AGE OF 17 AND SERVED ABOARD THE MERCHANT SHIP SS BEN HOLT AND THE USS COTTEN IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. SERVING OFF THE COAST OF NORMANDY HELPING TO SUPPLY THE TROOPS AFTER D-DAY, HELPING TO RESCUE A DOWNED AMERICAN PILOT AND SUPPORTING THE INVASION OF OKINAWA.