Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Theodore Rebmann
SERVED ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS ESSEX CV-9, 1943-1945. PARTICIPATED IN EVERY OPERATION FROM GILBERT ISLAND TO THE END OF WAR. INVOLVED IN 15 BATTLES. EARNED THE FOLLOWING MEDALS; PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, OCCUPATIONAL SERVICE, SEA BATTLE, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.