Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norwalk, Ohio
Honored By
Joyce Ann Young Vining
Relationship
Daughter
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY ON OCTOBER 21, 1943. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF WAR WITH THE NAVY CONSTRUCTION BATTALION. AWARDED A BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR VALOR, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1947.