Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Napoleon, Ohio
Honored By
Fellow American
HE WAS STATIONED ABOARD THE USS HOUSTON DURING WWII, THE USS HOUSTON WAS ATTACK BY ENEMY AIRCRAFT TORPEDO AND A EXPLOSION AFTER IT HIT THE SHIP AND HE WAS MISSING IN ACTION 14 OCTOBER 1944 IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR THAT DAY.