Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Narberth, Pennsylvania
Honored By
John Peterson
FOLLOWING THE ATTACKS ON PEARL HARBOR IN 1941, HE ENLISTED IN THE COAST GUARD WHERE HE WORKED AT A LIFE BOAT STATION AND ON A FIRE BOAT. THEREAFTER HE WAS DEPLOYED TO NORTH AFRICA ON THE SS GLADWYNE WHERE THE COAST GUARD WAS ESCORTING TROOP CONVOYS.