Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM JULY 28, 1943 UNTIL DECEMBER 1, 1945. SERVED ABOARD LST-693. SAW ACTION AT LEYTE, LUZON, MANILA AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ASIA CLASP, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENITAL UNIT CITATION AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS.