Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Costa Mesa, California
Honored By
William L. Beigel
BOATSWAIN'S MATE 2ND CLASS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON NOVEMBER 24, 1943, IN THE SINKING OF HIS VESSEL, THE USS LISCOME BAY, 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUTARITARI ISLAND IN THE GILBERT ISLANDS GROUP.