Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Baudette, Minnesota
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
JOINED THE NAVY IN 1943 AND SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE PACIFIC DURING WWII. HE WAS A SEAMAN 2ND CLASS IN A GUN TURRET ON THE BATTLESHIP USS INDIANA BB-58 WHEN THE SHIP LANDED AT OKINAWA AND IWO JIMA.