Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Missouri
Honored By
An Indebted American
ENLISTED IN THE SERVICE ON HIS 17TH BIRTHDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1944. SERVED ON THE USS SOUTH DAKOTA. WAS STATIONED IN TOKYO BAY DURING THE SURRENDER CEREMONIES ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1945. RECIPIENT OF SEVEN MEDALS AND SEVEN BATTLE STARS.