Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Essex, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
He Served on board the USS Oakland CL-95, an Atlanta class Light Cruiser in the Battle of Okinawa and was present for the Japanese surrender in 1945. He was then assigned to the USS Wilkes-Barre CL-103, a Cleveland class Light Cruiser. He Received the Purple Heart Medal.