Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Mrs. Jeanne F. Buckner
Relationship
Sister
Navy Pilot. Served with Bombing Squadron 17, Helldiver Squadron, on the USS Bunker Hill CV-17. He was shot down on January 1, 1944 in the air battle at Kavieng, New Ireland. Received the Air Medal, Purple Heart, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal with 2 bronze stars, American Area Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.