Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Plainfield, Illinois
Honored By
C. McCabe
SERVED 1942-1945 ABOARD THE USS NUTHATCH, A MINESWEEPER, AND HELPED CLEAR MINES FOR THE INVASION OF FRANCE. PERFORMED SIMILAR DUTIES IN SOUTHERN FRANCE AND NORTH AFRICA, CONCLUDED WITH SHORE DUTY AT NAVY PIER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.