Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rensselaer, New York
Honored By
Michael J. Lynett
JOINED THE U.S. NAVY IN 1944, AND SERVED IN THE NAVY'S ARMED GUARD IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HIS SECOND ROTATION IN THE NAVY WAS ON A SALVAGE AND REPAIR SHIP WHERE HE LEARNED DEEP SEA DIVING AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A METALSMITH 1ST CLASS.