Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored By
An Indebted American
JOINED THE U.S. NAVY ROTC WHILE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. PLACED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN JULY 1942 AND CONTINUED HIS NAVAL STUDIES ON CAMPUS. IN FEBRUARY 1944, WAS COMMISSIONED AN OFFICER AND SENT TO THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. WORKED AS A RADAR OFFICER WHICH ENDED IN 1946.