Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rensselaer, New York
Honored By
Michael Lynett
ENLISTING IN THE U.S. NAVY, HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY HONORABLY AND VALIANTLY AS A SUBMARINER DURING BOTH WWII AND THE KOREAN WAR. HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS BECUNA SS-319 AS A ENGINEMAN (DIESEL) 2ND CLASS AND FOR HIS SERVICE HE WAS AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL, JAPANESE OCCUPATION SERVICES MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL.