Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Newport, Rhode Island
Honored By
Connecticut & Rhode Island Patriot Guard Riders
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE CAMP BRADFORD, NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND ABOARD USS LST-621. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL WITH ASIA CLASP AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.