Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York City, New York
Honored By
Marine Veteran
SERVED ABOARD THE USS BATAAN CVL-29, AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER. A MEMBER OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNER TEAMS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. WOUNDED AND LOST MOST OF HIS HEARING. AWARDED 4 MEDALS. PARTICIPATED IN SURRENDER OF JAPAN ABOARD USS MISSOURI BB-63 DONE BY GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR.