Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Honored By
Wayland W. Moore
Assigned to USS North Carolina BB-55 nicknamed Showboat, April 1942 to October 1945. Conducted all of the 9 shore bombardments. Showboat radar operators unexcelled in 3rd and 5th Fleets. At Iwo Jima pinned down Marines called for main battery fire support. Showboat scored a bullseye on a 6 foot cave a mile away.