Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bolivar, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Michael Lynett
THE RECIPIENT OF NINE BATTLE STARS, HE SERVED MERITORIOUSLY IN THE NAVY DURING WWII AND BEYOND. HE SERVED ON VARIOUS NAVAL SHIPS INCLUDING THE USS BUNKER HILL CV-17 AND THE USS MIDWAY CV-41. HIS SHIPS WERE INVOLVED IN MANY BATTLES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. AFTER THE WAR HE SAW DUTY IN EUROPE, AUSTRALIA AND THE SOUTH POLE.