Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Paonia, Colorado
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: AVIATION MACHINIST’S MATE 1ST CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NAVY IN SEPTEMBER 1942. COMPLETED HIS BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED ABOARD SHIP IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS HONORABLE DISCHARGED IN NOVEMBER 1945.