Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
New York City, New York
Honored By
A Thankful American
HE SERVED AT A NUMBER OF COAST GUARD STATIONS FROM MANHATTAN BEACH TO NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. AFTER TRAINING AS A SIGNALMAN HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS GEORGE M. RANDALL AP-115 WHICH TRANSPORTED OVER 50,000 TROOPS TO ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC WAR ZONE ASSIGNMENTS. HE RECEIVED THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.