Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Trenton, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP USS WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48). KILLED IN ACTION ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 WHEN HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND NAVY COMBAT ACTION RIBBON.