Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
St Louis, Missouri
Honored By
Family
SERVED IN THE COAST GUARD FROM OCTOBER 1940 THROUGH AUGUST 1941. GULF OF MEXICO; THEN SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE NAVY, ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROL ALONG THE EAST COAST AND THE CARIBBEAN; MIDWAY, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS; DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, FIVE AIR MEDALS, BRONZE STAR.