Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sailor Springs, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON MARCH 27, 1944 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A FIREMAN SECOND CLASS ON JUNE 23, 1945 AT NAVAL HOSPITAL, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. EARNED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS.