Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
VOLUNTEERED FOR SERVICE AT THE AGE OF 17. ASSIGNED TO A DESTROYER IN THE ATLANTIC AND APPOINTED COOK AND BAKER. INVOLVED IN FIVE ATLANTIC INVASIONS: NORMANDY, AFRICAN, NORTH ATLANTIC, ITALIAN, AND EUROPEAN THEATRES OF WAR. AWARDED A MEDAL IN TESTIMONY OF HEROIC DEEDS IN SAVING LIFE FROM THE PERILS OF THE SEA. GRADUATED AS A CHIEF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER AT THE END OF THE ATLANTIC THEATRE. RETURNED HOME AFTER FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OF SERVICE.