Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Bates County, Missouri
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE MERCHANT MARINE AND SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. THE MERCHANT MARINE 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. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE MERCHANT MARINE SERVICE EMBLEM.