Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Columbus, Ohio
Honored By
Honor Flight Columbus
SERVED IN AMPHIBIOUS FORCES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC ABOARD THE USS LANDING CRAFT 579. BATTLE STATION WAS 3'/50. WEARING ASBESTOS GLOVES, CAUGHT SPENT SHELLS AND THREW THEM OVERBOARD. SERVICE TIME: 1944-1946. RANK: QUARTERMASTER THIRD CLASS.