Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Zebulon, North Carolina
Honored By
A Grateful American
AFTER RECEIVING TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS IN 1942, HE WAS ASSIGNED AS AN AIRCRAFT RADIOMAN. HE SERVED 32 MONTHS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING WWII. HE WAS DISCHARGED AS A PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS.