Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Honored By
Raymond W. Ayres
Relationship
Son
SERVED TWENTY YEARS IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM 1938, AND WAS IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS DURING WWII. HE PROGRESSED FROM SEAMAN TO BOATSWAIN'S MATE CHIEF AND WAS CERTIFIED AS A DEEP SEA DIVER AND A CANVAS WORKER AND SERVED IN THOSE CAPACITIES AS WELL.