Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Paoli, Indiana
Honored By
Grateful American
ENTERED SERVICE ON MARCH 12, 1943 AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATION ABOARD THE USS HALF MOON (AVP-26), A SEAPLANE TENDER FOR TRANSFER TO NAVAL BASE NAMOAI BAY, NEW GUINEA ON OCTOBER 6, 1943. DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 15, 1947 AS A SHIP'S COOK SECOND CLASS.