Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Madison, Wisconsin
Honored By
Ms. Katherine M. Pavlue
Relationship
Wife
SERVED JULY 14, 1943 TO NOVEMBER 19, 1945. RANK: SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. TRAINED IN FARRAGUT, IDAHO. STATIONED AT BREMERTON, WASHINGTON BEFORE GOING TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN FEBRUARY 1944. SERVED ON THE USS ONSLOW AVP-48. LOST TWO FINGERS IN AN ACCIDENT ABOARD SHIP JUNE 1945 AND TAKEN TO THE U.S. NAVAL BASE HOSPITAL IN HAWAII. THEN TO THE U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AND DISCHARGED.