Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Honored By
Charles A. Bateman
Relationship
Son
VOLUNTARILY ENLISTED IN DECEMBER 1941 AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. SERVED ON NUMEROUS NAVAL SHIPS INITIALLY BASED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AND THEN IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND PACIFIC AREA. HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN MAY 1946 AS A BOATSWAIN'S MATE FIRST CLASS.