Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED AS A SEABEE. RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART FOR INJURIES HE SUSTAINED DURING A TORPEDO ATTACK DURING D-DAY. WHILE INJURED AND IN THE OCEAN, HE RESCUED FELLOW SERVICE MEMBERS DURING CONTINUED BOMBING. THIS RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL INJURIES, AND HE EARNED A SECOND PURPLE HEART. HE ALSO SERVED IN THE PACIFIC FRONT ON THE ISLAND OF OKINAWA PREPARING FOR THE UNITED STATES INVASION.