Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Old Forge, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Fischer, Jr.
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 14 JUNE 1944 AT SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA. SEA SERVICE FROM 17 AUGUST 1944 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 1945 ABOARD USS COUCAL (ASR-8), SUPPORTING ALLIED SUBMARINE OPERATIONS FROM AUSTRALIA TO BORNEO AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BEFORE HEADING TO OKINAWA IN THE IMMEDIATE POST-WAR. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 19 FEBRUARY 1946 AT USN SEPARATION CENTER, BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND.