Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE ENLISTED IN THE NAVY IN 1939 AND SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. HE WAS ABOARD THE USS HOPKINS WHEN IT PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF GUADALCANAL IN AUGUST OF 1942 AND LATER THAT YEAR HE WAS ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER SUPPORTING THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA.