Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jefferson, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
DRAFTED INTO THE NAVY HE SERVED AS A GUNNERS MATE 3RD CLASS, SERVING ON THE BATTLESHIP USS ARKANSAS. HIS SHIP PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY IN 1944, AND IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HIS SHIP WAS ALSO IN TOKYO BAY AT THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN IN SEPTEMBER 1945.