Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ironton, Ohio
Honored By
Honor Flight Columbus
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND BACKUP GUNNER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS SARATOGA. SHIP WAS HIT BY 5 JAPANESE SUICIDE PLANES DURING RETAKING OF IWO JIMA. SERVICE TIME: 1943-1946. RANK: AVIATION MECHANIC 3RD CLASS.