Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cuba, Illinois
HE WAS SERVING ABOARD THE USS DOBBIN AT PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 DURING THE JAPANESE AIR ATTACK. HE WENT ON TO SERVE IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WAR. HE WAS ABOARD THE USS PASADENA WHEN IT SAILED INTO TOKYO BAY ON THE DAY OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER CEREMONY.