Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sharon, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Mr. Allan Wilson
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY AT CLEVELAND, OHIO ON JULY 26, 1942. HE RECEIVED HIS NAVAL TRAINING AT THE GREAT LAKES TRAINING CENTER IN GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. HE RECEIVED MACHINIST SCHOOL TRAINING THERE. HE SAILED THE PACIFIC THEATER ON THE USS SPERRY. WHILE ON THE USS SPERRY, HE WAS AT THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, PEARL HARBOR, AFTER THE ATTACK, ENIWETOK, GUAM AND MIDWAY.