Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1946 ABOARD THE USS NEW JERSEY AS A CREW MEMBER. WAS A PLANK OWNER, AN HONOR ACCORDED THE FIRST CREW ON A BATTLESHIP. PARTICIPATED IN ELEVEN BATTLES IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AND RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR THEM. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A COXSWAIN.