Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ashley, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM DECEMBER 18, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 4, 1945. SERVED ABOARD THE USS COWPENS (CVL-25) AND THE USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) AS A MEMBER OF TORPEDO SQUADRON 46. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.