Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Reno, Nevada
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Served as the Communications Officer on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, Admiral Chester Nimitz, from October 1942 to March 1945. He was put in charge of Communications: Combat Intelligence. On May 2, 1945, he assumed command of the battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59).