Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cimarron, Kansas
Honored By
Mr. Mark A. Ricken
Relationship
Nephew
SPENT ALL THE WAR YEARS AS AN AIRPLANE MECHANIC IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. SERVED WITH A PATROL OF SEA PLANES IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. TRANSFERRED TO SAN LOUIS BAY WITH AN AVIATION MAINTENANCE SQUADRON, SHORT ASSIGNMENT ON PAMINA ISLAND. FINAL ASSIGNMENT WITH FLEET AIR WING 2ND BEFORE DISCHARGE FROM U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA MAY 4, 1947.