Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Leesburg, Florida
Honored By
Bruce Fluegge
V-5 Aviation cadet program from 1943 to 1945. Graduated to receive Ensign status and Gold Wings as pilot. Trained at Banana River Naval Air Station (NAS) in PBM Mariners. Immediately after V-J Day, received orders in Alameda Naval Air Station (NAS) to Okinawa, although released to inactive duty in Hawaii.