Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Honored By
Randall McDaniel
SERVED DURING WWII IN THE U.S. NAVY ABOARD THE USS CAPPS FROM 1943-1946 PATROLLING CONVOYS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC. AFTERWARDS, HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WITNESSED THE RAISING OF THE U.S. FLAG ON IWO JIMA FROM HIS SHIP.