Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Becket, Massachusetts
Honored By
Michael Lynett
HONORABLY SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FOR 20 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY AND 10 YEARS ON RESERVE AS A BOILER TECHNICIAN. DURING HIS TOUR OF DUTY, HE SAW COMBAT IN WWII AND ENGAGED IN BATTLES IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, IWO JIMA, GUAM, OKINAWA AND OTHERS. AWARDED A FLEET UNIT CITATION, AMERICAN DEFENSE WITH ATLANTIC, EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATER RIBBONS, NATIONAL DEFENSE, WWII VICTORY.