Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jersey City, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. SERVED ABOARD THE USS VINCENNES (CA-44) OR THE USS QUINCY (CA-39) WHICH WERE BOTH SUNK BY THE JAPANESE NAVY IN THE BATTLE OF SAVO ISLAND OFF GUADALCANAL ON AUGUST 8-9,1942. DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND NAVY COMBAT ACTION RIBBON.