Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Mrs. Rebecca Bechtel
Relationship
Grandaughter
SERVED ABOARD THE USS CYTHERA PY-26, THE FIRST SUBMARINE CHASER LOST IN WWII. THE SHIP WAS TORPEDOED ON MAY 2, 1942. LISTED AS MISSING FOR ONE YEAR AND PRESUMED DEAD ON MAY 3, 1943.