Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Manhattan, New York
Honored By
Michael Lynett
IN 1942 HE LEFT HIGH SCHOOL IN HIS JUNIOR YEAR TO ENTER THE U.S. NAVY DURING WWII. HE SPENT ALMOST 3 YEARS IN THE PACIFIC ON A LANDING CRAFT CONTROL SHIP WHICH WAS USED TO DIRECT MARINE LANDING CRAFT ONTO THE BEACHES.