Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Slinger, Wisconsin
Honored By
G. Holcomb
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY IN 1942, AND SERVED THREE AND A HALF YEARS AS A RADIOMAN ON ADMIRAL CONNOLLY'S FLAG STAFF ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP USS PENNSYLVANIA, AND LATER ON THE COMMAND SHIP USS APPALACHIAN, PARTICIPATING IN 10 MAJOR AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS IN THE PACIFIC DURING WWII.