Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Springfield, Delaware
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY WHEN AT 17 YEARS OLD HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY DURING WWII. HE SERVED AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE ABOARD AN AMPHIBIOUS SHIP AND SAW ACTION IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND SERVED DURING THE OCCUPATION OF OKINAWA.