Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bloomfield, Missouri
Honored By
Mr. Theodore F. Armes
HOSPITAL APPRENTICE 1ST CLASS. WHEN JAPAN SURRENDERED ON AUGUST 14, 1945, WAS A MEMBER OF PLATOON 6, BEACH BATTALION A, NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT FORCES, ON APA-199 USS MAGOFFIN. ON THE PACIFIC OCEAN HEADED FOR INVASION OF JAPAN.