Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Killbuck, Ohio
Honored By
Honor Flight Columbus
SERVED ABOARD LSM 239 (LANDING SHIP MEDIUM) AND LST (LANDING SHIP TANK) IN ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SERVICE AT GUAM, OKINAWA, GUNTO, AND IWO JIMA. SAW FIRST FLAG RAISED ON MOUNT SURABACHI. SERVICE TIME: 1942-1945. RANK: MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS.