Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
CALLED TO ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AS A DECK OFFICER ABOARD THE USS LARK. SUBSEQUENTLY SERVED ABOARD THE USS CRATER AND THE USS KEARSARGE (CV-33) BEFORE BEING ASSIGNED AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE LCT-660. DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVAL RESERVE WITH A COMMISSION AS LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE.