Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Belpre, Ohio
Honored By
Mr. James A. Dukas
SERVED WITH THE AMPHIBIOUS FORCES IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN INVASIONS OF LEYTE, LUZON AND OKINAWA. SERVED ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD MANNED USS ARTHUR MIDDLETON APA-25 AND THE U.S. NAVY MANNED USS CLAY APA-39 AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE 2ND CLASS. RECEIVED THE COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL AND RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL AND RIBBON, NAVY OCCUPATION MEDAL AND RIBBON, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND RIBBON.