Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Illinois
Honored By
An Indebted American
INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORPEDO DETONATORS AT THE NAVAL FACILITY IN BREMERTON, WASHINGTON. SERVED AS A GUNNERY OFFICER ABOARD THE CVE-93 MAKIN ISLAND (ESCORT CARRIER) IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. FOUGHT IN IWO JIMA, LEYTE GULF, AND OKINAWA.