Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Taylor County, Wisconsin
Honored By
G. Holcomb
ENLISTED AND TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL BASE. AFTER SMALL BOAT TRAINING IN FLORIDA, HE WAS SENT TO PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII. AFTER ADDITIONAL TRAINING, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO LSD-6, THE LINDENWALD, WHICH CARRIED 24 SMALL BOATS. HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA AND DISCHARGED IN LATE MAY, 1946.