Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Marion, Indiana
SERVED FROM JANUARY 2, 1942 UNTIL NOVEMBER 11, 1945. SERVED ABOARD THE USS ANDREW DORIA IX-132 AND ALSO SERVED WITH THE 2ND MARINE BRIGADE AND THE 3RD TANK BATTALION OF THE 3RD MARINE REGIMENT. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL.