Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brunswick, Maine
Honored By
Jeff McCulloh
Relationship
Neighbor
Activated in the navy reserve in May 1941, he commanded a series of minesweepers, including the USS Bold which cleared a German magnetic minefield off Jacksonville in August 1942. He also commanded the USS YMS375 which swept the approaches to New York Harbor and the USS Indicative, which escorted convoys and served in the Soviet Aleutian Islands.