Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
West Los Angeles, California
Honored By
William Beigel
HE SERVED WITH VB-3 ABOARD THE USS SARATOGA. HE WAS KILLED ON A FLIGHT TRAINING MISSION ON DECEMBER 5, 1942, WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MONT MOU ON NEW CALEDONIA. THE WRECKAGE OF HIS DOWNED AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL MARCH OF 1943.