Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Springfield, Ohio
Honored By
Jackie Cain
Relationship
Friend
SERVED ABOARD USS LST 1024 AS A MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 3RD CLASS IN THE PACIFIC. INVOLVED IN THE INVASION OF LEYTE, LUZON AND OKINAWA. AWARDS: AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, NAVY OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ASIA CLASP, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, FOREIGN HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.