Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ida Grove, Iowa
Honored By
Betty Jo Leisey
YEOMAN 1ST CLASS, ADMINISTRATION GROUP, GUAM. JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR FOR 45 MONTHS FROM DECEMBER 10, 1941 IN ZENTSUJI PRISONER OF WAR CAMP ON SHIKAKU ISLAND. ONE OF 109 MEN (103 AMERICANS) RESCUED BY AN AMERICAN TEAM ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1945. AWARDED THE FOLLOWING MEDALS: AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, WWII VICTORY.