Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bronx, New York
Honored By
Brian R. Hart
Relationship
Son
RADAR TECHNICIAN, 2ND CLASS. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER; 1944-1946. SERVED ABOARD THE USS MADISON (DD-425), PROTECTING CONVOYS FROM GUAM TO OKINAWA. PROTECTED THE FLEET IN A PICKET STATION AT ULITHI BASE. ORDERED AND RACED TO THE SITE OF THE LOSS OF THE USS INDIANAPOLIS TO SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS. ANCHORED AT TOKYO BAY TO WITNESS THE SURRENDER OF JAPANESE FORCES.