Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Easton, Maryland
Honored By
Colonial Dames of XVII Century, Timucua Chapter, FL
HE ENLISTED AT AGE 17 AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS FITCH AS A MINE SWEEPER AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNER IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND WAS PRESENT AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY AT THE JAPANESE SURRENDER.