Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Honored By
Stephen Savage
SERVED AS A FIREMAN 1ST CLASS ABOARD THE CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35. AFTER DELIVERING THE COMPONENTS FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB TO TINIAN ISLAND, HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK JULY 30, 1945. HE WAS LOST AT SEA ALONG WITH 879 FELLOW CREWMEN.