Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Britain, Connecticut
Honored By
Michael J. Lynett
DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. NAVY TO SERVE IN WWII. HE CHOSE TO BE EDUCATED IN METEOROLOGY BECAUSE THE STATION IN LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY WAS THE CLOSEST TO HIS HOME. AFTER COMPLETING HIS TRAINING, HIS ORDERS SENT HIM TO PEARL HARBOR, ATTACHED TO CINPAC (COMMANDER IN CHIEF PACIFIC) ON ADMIRAL NIMITZ'S PERSONAL STAFF. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY IN 1946.