Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dubuque, Iowa
Honored By
G. Holcomb
ENLISTED IN 1936 AND SERVED ON THE BATTLESHIIP USS UTAH BB-31 IN HAWAII. HE SERVED ABOARD SHIPS ON NUMEROUS NORTH ATLANTIC CROSSINGS BETWEEN NEWFOUNDLAND AND ENGLAND AND WAS SERVING IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AT THE END OF WWII. HE WAS DISCHARGED AS A LIEUTENANT COMMANDER.