Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Miami, Florida
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED ABOARD THE USS ELECTRA. IN NOVEMBER 1942, THE USS ELECTRA WAS TORPEDOED, OFF THE COAST OF CASABLANCA. AFTER HIS SHIP SANK, HE AND HIS CREW WERE PICKUP BY THE USS COLE. THEN HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS FRONTIER SERVING IN AFRICA AND THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. DISCHARGED AS A ELECTRICIANS MATE FIRST CLASS.