Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM MARCH 11, 1942 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON MAY 28, 1945. SERVED ABOARD THE USS DREXLER AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHEN THE SHIP WAS SUNK BY KAMIKAZE NEAR OKINAWA. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.