Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Honored By
Paula Lucy Delosh
DRAFTED IN 1944, RIGHT AFTER HIS 18 BIRTHDAY. DISCHARGED AS THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATIONS OF HIS SUPPLY SHIP. THE SHIP WAS HIT BY A TIDAL WAVE IN A TYPHOON EN ROUTE TO GUAM. CITED FOR VALOR.