Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sullivan, Indiana
Honored By
Ms. Mary Wolfe
WAS ON THE CARRIER USS HANCOCK CV-19 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. AFTER THE WAR ENDED THEY TOOK THE PLANES OFF AND LOADED THE SHIP WITH BUNKS. WENT TO THE ISLANDS AND PICKED UP MARINES AND SOLDIERS TO BRING HOME. WAS STILL ON THE SHIP WHEN THEY GOT IT READY FOR DECOMMISSIONING IN BREMERTON, WASHINGTON.