Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Honored By
Leo Modracek
ENTERED SEPTEMBER 15, 1944 AND WAS SENT TO TRAINING SCHOOLS IN TUCSON, ARIZONA; HOLLYWOOD BEACH, FLORIDA; RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. IN MAY 1945 WAS PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. NAVAL MAGAZINE IN PORT CHICAGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER UNTIL JUNE 20, 1947.