Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Ottumwa, Iowa
Honored By
Caron Harbour Wedeking and Rebecca Edgington
Relationship
Daughters
He was active on the USS Muskeget which made trips from Boston to the North Pole, observing weather conditions/patterns in preparation for the Normandy Invasion. Due to an accident, he was in a hospital when the Muskeget set sail for the last time. It was sunk by enemy fire.