Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sayreville, New Jersey
Honored By
James J. Grandjean
SERVED IN NAVY INFANTRY WHICH PARTICIPATED IN INVASION OF SICILY. ESTABLISHED NAVAL OPERATING BASE IN PALERMO. ASSIGNED TO DUTY ON USS JACK W. WILKE DE-800 IN MARCH 1945. SERVED ABOARD UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR AND WAS DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1946.