Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
St. Johnsbury Township, Vermont
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
SERVED IN THE VERMONT STATE GUARD DURING HIS EARLY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, AND EAGERLY ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY DURING WWII. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS FOR THE DURATION OF WWII AND RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS/MEDALS INCLUDING THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE MEDAL.