Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ellendale, North Dakota
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED DURING THE WAR AND WAS AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER 2 YEARS SERVICE AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, JOINED THE U.S. ARMY AND SERVED UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W4 (CWO W4).