Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Orleans, Indiana
Honored By
Grateful American
ENLISTED 22 MAY 1942 AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. REPORTED ABOARD THE USS LCI(L)220 LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY (LARGE). 25 NOVEMBER 1942 FROM RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS: SICILIAN OCCUPATION, SALERNO LANDING, WEST COAST OF ITALY OPERATIONS, INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE, EARNING FOUR BATTLE STARS. RATING OF MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS.