Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Columbus, Ohio
Honored By
Mark Tranovich
SERVED ON USS CEPHEUS AKA-18. THE CEPHEUS WAS ONE OF A HANDFUL OF UNITED STATES NAVY ATTACK CARGO SHIPS THAT WERE MANNED BY COAST GUARD OFFICERS AND CREW DURING WWII. SAW ACTION IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION.