Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
BEGAN AS A NAVY MIDSHIPMAN IN 1941. SERVED ON THE USS GUITARRO IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AS AN ENGINEERING AND DIVING OFFICER MAKING FIVE WAR PATROLS FROM 1943 TO 1945. RECIPIENT OF TWO SILVER STARS AND A BRONZE STAR.