Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jefferson City, Tennessee
Honored By
Mrs. Hall Hancock
Relationship
Wife
Training at Great Lakes, Illinois. On board the USS Nevada. A Pearl Harbor survivor and injured. In the Aleutian Islands, Panama, to Atlantic for convoy duty to Ireland. Then on board the USS Hancock CV-19. Back to the Pacific and all major sea battles, from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay. Retired with 23 years service, including 3 1/2 years in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Electrician 6th Grade.