Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
McLouth, Kansas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED SERVICE WITH THE MERCHANT MARINE, WHICH WAS A CIVILIAN AUXILIARY OF THE U.S. NAVY THAT OPERATED A FLEET OF CIVILIAN-OWNED SHIPS THAT CARRIED CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO ALL FRONTS. SERVED DURING THE WAR, WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE MERCHANT MARINE SERVICE EMBLEM.