Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Austin, Texas
Honored By
USS Franks DD-554 Association
SERVED ABOARD THE USS FRANKS DD-554. THE SHIP EARNED NINE BATTLE STARS FOR ENGAGEMENTS AGAINST THE ENEMY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC DURING 1943-1945 GILBERT ISLANDS, NOVEMBER 1943; MARSHALL ISLANDS, FEBRUARY 1943; BISMARCK-ARCHIPELAGO, MAY 1944; MARIANA ISLANDS, JULY 1944; PALAU, NOVEMBER 1944; PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, OCTOBER 1944; IWO JIMA, FEBRUARY 1945; OKINAWA, MARCH 1945; OCCUPATION OF JAPAN, AUGUST 1945. THE SHIP RESCUED 22 DOWNED NAVAL AVIATORS USING RESCUE SWIMMERS.