Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
French Lick, Indiana
Honored By
Grateful American
Enlisted on 15 December 1941. Assigned to the USS Omaha CL-4, Lead ship of Omaha Class light cruisers. Served with the Atlantic Fleet. 9 February 1944 assigned to the USS ATR-15, an ATR 1 Class Rescue Tug Assigned to the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations, lost on 19 June 1944 by grounding off Normandy, France. Assigned to the USS LSM-301, Medium Landing Ship of the LMS Class Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Rating of Machinist's Mate First Class Petty Officer.