Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mason City, Iowa
Honored By
The Folkama Family
SERVED FROM 1938 TO 1958. SERVED SEVEN OF THOSE YEARS ON THE USS MINNEAPOLIS FROM 1938 TO 1945. HE WAS ONE OF SEVEN MEN TO SERVE FOR THE FULL LENGTH OF THE WAR ON THE USS MINNEAPOLIS, DURING WHICH TIME THE USS MINNEAPOLIS EARNED 17 BATTLE STARS.