Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jamestown, New York
Honored By
Carol Cole
Relationship
Wife
SERVED ON THE USS ADAMS DM-27 MINE SWEEPER AS THE CAPTAIN'S RADIOMAN. THE SHIP WAS HIT BY A KAMIKAZE PLANE DAMAGING THE STEERING GEAR. THEY HAD TO GET THE SHIP FROM HONG KONG TO SAN FRANCISCO USING SCREWS TO STEER THE SHIP.