Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wellston, Ohio
Honored By
David L. Mullen
Relationship
Son
ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943. TRAINED AS A RADIOMAN RATING AND AERIAL GUNNER. ASSIGNED TO NAVAL PATROL SQUADRON (VPB-124). COMBAT SERVICE WITH VPB-124 FROM OKINAWA. ANTI-SHIPPING PATROLS FROM OKINAWA MAY-JULY 1945. AWARDED AIR MEDAL AND 3 BATTLE STARS.