Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hotchkiss, Colorado
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: AVIATION MACHINIST MATE 1ST CLASS. INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. NAVY IN JULY 1941 AND COMPLETED HIS BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. HE ALSO RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. SERVED ABOARD SHIP IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.