Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS QUICK FOR THREE YEARS SEA DUTY BETWEEN 1943 AND 1946. THE SHIP WAS PART OF AN ANTI-SUBMARINE CONVOY THAT CROSSED THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TWENTY-SIX TIMES. AFTER VICTORY IN EUROPE, THE USS QUICK WAS REFITTED AND CONVERTED TO A HIGH SPEED MINESWEEPER. ALSO SERVED OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN.