Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Portland, Oregon
Honored By
Honor Flight of Portland Oregon
ENTERED THE SERVICE JUNE 7, 1944 FROM PORTLAND, OREGON. MANNED A 40MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN QUAD MOUNT ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6). SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AT IWO JIMA, OKINAWA AND JAPAN. PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION MAGIC CARPET. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, COMBAT ACTION RIBBON AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.