Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Marigold, California
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 14, 1943 and was discharged on April 12, 1946. After training he was sent to Hawaii and was ordered on the navy destroyer USS Helm DD-388. His ship was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. He was in the Battle of the Marianas known as the 'Turkey Shoot', the invasion of Guam, Battle of Iwo Jima, and many other island battles in the Pacific.