Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Queens, New York
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS HALE DD-642. IN CAMPAIGNS DURING THE LIBERATION OF THE PACIFIC THEATER, HIS SHIP, WHILE EARNING 6 BATTLE STARS, TOOK PART IN ACTIONS IN THE GILBERT AND MARSHALL ISLANDS, AT THE BATTLE OFF SAMAR DURING THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND IN THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA.