Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wichita, Kansas
Honored By
Donna Sledge-Brown
Relationship
Daughter
HE SERVED ABOARD THE SHIP USS SAN SABA APA-232 DURING WWII. HE WAS A COXSWAIN CHARGE OF PILOTING THE LCM-3 LANDING BOAT FOR MILITARY TRANSPORT OF MEN AND EQUIPMENT. HE HAD FOUR NAVY MEN UNDER HIS SUPERVISION AS HIS CREW FOR THE MISSIONS ORDERED.