Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Forest City, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Stewart J. Owens
Relationship
Son
Petty Officer 2nd Class-Radioman/Teletype stationed on the USS Thomas DE-102 (Atlantic) and USS PCE-898 (Pacific). Saw action as part of Submarine Hunter-Killer group up and down the East Coast of the U.S. Sank German U-Boat 233 in July 1945. Also was on patrols to North Africa, the Mediterranean, and North Atlantic. He earned Medals for Asiatic-Pacific, American Area (2 Stars) and European-African-Middle Eastern (2 Stars).