Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Castle, Maine
Honored By
Michael Lynett
At age 17 he joined the Maine State Guard Reserve and that same year he joined the United States Navy in Portland, Maine on October 5, 1943. Serving on a Naval fleet tanker Aucilla, under Halsey, he was involved in the numerous engagements in the Pacific fleet. He earned the WWII Victory medal, American Theatre medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre medal and the Philippine Liberation medal.