Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Renovo, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Family and Friends
ENLISTED SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY, 1943-1946. MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS (SUBMARINE SERVICE). SERVED ON USS R-11 AND USS ICEFISH SS-367. SERVICE ON FIVE SUBMARINE WAR PATROLS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ON ICEFISH, WHICH EARNED FOUR BATTLE STARS. PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON (3 STARS), PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON (1 STAR), SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA (1 STAR), AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.