Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Morrison, Illinois
Honored By
W. H. Hamilton
Enlisted August 1941, U.S. Naval Reserve. Served on USS American Legion, East Coast. Transported troops to New Zealand, Spring 1942. Invasion of Guadalcanal, Bougainville and Leyte. Served on Samar until end of war. Honorable discharge February 1945.