Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Corinth, New York
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
JOINED THE UNITED STATES NAVY ON OCTOBER 22, 1943, SERVING DURING WWII AS A MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE ON THE TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP LST-630 IN THE PACIFIC THEATER IN OKINAWA, THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND JAPAN. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL WITH TWO STARS, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.