Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Delaware
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM # 11. RECIPIENT OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR DUTIES PERFORMED IN 1945, WHEN HE SWAM UNDER ENEMY FIRE TO CLEAR ANTI-ASSAULT BARRIERS PROTECTING THE BEACHES OF OKINAWA IN PREPARATION FOR THE MARINES ASSAULT.