Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Kooskia, Idaho
Honored By
Michael J. Lynett
Valedictorian of his Kooskia High School class of 1945 and graduated early in order to enlist in the United States Navy and serve his country in WWII. He passed the Radio Technician Selection Test, or 'Eddy Test', graduated from the Navy’s prestigious Aviation Electronics Technician's Mate Electronics Training Program, and was promoted to Aviation Electronics Petty Officer Third Class.