Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. UPON HIS GRADUATION AS AN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER AND COMPLETION OF THE ROTC PROGRAM, HE WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN IN THE U.S. NAVY. SERVED AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES, DURING THE WAR PERIOD, AND CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR, WITH DUTIES AS COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER AND FIGHTER DIRECTION OFFICER, AND LATER WAS ASSIGNED TO NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.