Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Saugas, Massachusetts
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
HE WAS FIRST ASSIGNED TO A MINESWEEPER ANCHORED OFF PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND PRIOR TO D-DAY. AFTER SWEEPING MINES FROM BEACHES DURING THE D-DAY INVASIONS, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO BROOKLYN AND ASSIGNED TO THE DM-29 THE HENRY A. WILEY, A DESTROYER MINESWEEPER WHICH SOON LEFT FOR THE PACIFIC FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR.