Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Garfield, Arkansas
Honored By
Sue Dutra
Relationship
Niece
ENLISTED AUGUST 4, 1942 AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. PROUDLY SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY UNTIL NOVEMBER, 1945. SAW ACTION DURING WWII THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC THEATRE ABOARD THE USS SPERRY, AND USS PROTEUS. STATIONED AT SAN DIEGO, PEARL HARBOR, AND DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA. TORPEDO MAN FIRST CLASS. RECEIVED ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.