Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Lake Stevens, Washington
Honored By
American Legion Post 181
HE JOINED THE MERCHANT MARINE IN 1941 AND DELIVERED SUPPLIES TO THE TROOPS IN ALASKA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HE SAILED TO MANY PORTS: ENIWETOK ATOLL, SAIPAN, HAWAII, GUAM, LEYTE, OKINAWA, PALAU ISLANDS, AND ADMIRALTY ISLANDS. HE LEFT THE MERCHANT MARINE IN JULY, 1945.