Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
James L. and Evelyn C. Dudley
Relationship
Son and Daughter-in-Law
WORKED ON LIBERTY SHIPS AS A WELDER UNTIL HE WAS DRAFTED. THEN AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, WENT TO AND GRADUATED FROM A COOKS AND BAKERS SCHOOL AT FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA. FROM THERE HE WENT TO THE ISLAND OF PALMYRA ATOLL AS AN ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNNER.