Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Troy, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A RADIOMAN FIRST CLASS ABOARD THE USS COLHOUN, THAT WAS SUNK DURING BATTLE AND ON THE USS STEVENS. WHILE IN THE SERVICE, HE PARTICIPATED IN ELEVEN DISTINCT NAVAL BATTLES, TWO IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND NINE IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.