Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
English, Indiana
Honored By
Grateful American
Enlisted on 9 October 1942 at Louisville, Kentucky. Served on USS PC-561 Patrol Craft from 2 June 1943 until 10 November 1943. USS PC-1171 Patrol Craft school ship at Submarine Chaser Training Center, Miami, Florida, from 10 November 1943 until 29 January 1945. USS PCE(R)-859 from 10 March 1945 until 1 December 1945. Rating of Motor Machinist's Mate First Class Petty Officer.