Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Virginia
Honored By
NSCD XVII Century, Timucua Chapter, FL
ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY WHEN HE WAS 19. HE WAS ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, USS ENTERPRISE, WITH THE OUTBREAK OF WWII AND MISSED THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR BY ONE DAY, HAVING BEEN DELAYED BY REPAIRS AT SEA. HE SURVIVED SEVERAL MAJOR SEA BATTLES IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS.