Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He enlisted in U.S. Navy in September 1940, and subsequently served as navigator on the USS President Hayes and the USS Barnstable. Both ships participated in major battles in the South Pacific, including Guadalcanal, Tulagi, Solomon Islands and Leyte Gulf, where he was subjected to kamikaze attacks. He resigned from the Navy in 1945 as a Lieutenant Commander.