Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Montrose, Colorado
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. HE ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY DECEMBER 1942 AND COMPLETED HIS BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION FARRAGUT, IDAHO. SERVED ABOARD SHIP IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. DECORATIONS: NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED JANUARY 1946.