Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Racine, Ohio
Honored By
Honor Flight Columbus
STATIONED AT MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FOR 13 MONTHS AND ABOARD THE USS LAYSAN ISLAND FOR 15 MONTHS. RAN SHIP’S OFFICE, MAINTAINED RECORDS AND PERSONNEL REPORTS. SALVAGED SUNKEN JAPANESE SHIPS, TOWED OUT TO SEA AND SANK THEM. SERVICE TIME: 1944-1946. RANK: YEOMAN 2ND CLASS.