Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Paoli, Indiana
Honored By
Grateful American
Enlisted on 12 November 1941. Served with Patrol Bombing Squadron 92 Flying PBY-5A Catalinas. 12-1941 Naval Air Station Alameda, California; 2-1942 Naval Station San Juan, Puerto Rico; 7-1942 Naval Air Station Guantanamo, Cuba; 11-1942 Naval Auxiliary Air Field Cazez Field, Casa Blanca, French Morocco; Naval Air Station Port Lyautey, French Morocco; 4-1943 Naval Auxiliary Air Field Agadir, French Morocco; 2-1944 British West Indies and Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Rating of Aviation Machinist's Second Class Petty Officer.