Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
HE GRADUATED FROM YALE UNIVERSITY IN 1941 AND WENT DIRECTLY FROM COLLEGE TO THE NAVY. HE SERVED ON A DESTROYER ESCORT THROUGHOUT WWII. HIS ASSIGNMENTS TOOK HIM TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC, THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE PACIFIC. HE AND HIS CREW WERE THE FIRST TO TEST AND IMPLEMENT HIGHLY INNOVATIVE SUBMARINE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEFENSIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR DEFLECTING RADIO CONTROLLED BOMBS.