Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Clairton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Children
ENTERED THE SERVICE IN DECEMBER 1938 IN THE NAVAL RESERVE. EARNED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL WITH 1 STAR. SERVED ON THE USS TUSCALOOSA.