Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Providence, Rhode Island
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY ON JUNE 7, 1942. SERVED ABOARD THE USS CHARGER CVE-30 AND THE USS RANDOLPH CV-15. WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION ON MARCH 11, 1945 DURING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK NEAR IWO JIMA. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE NAVAL OCCUPATION MEDAL.