Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
St. Francis, Minnesota
Honored By
Mr. Bruce Clark
Relationship
Son
ENLISTED LATE IN THE WAR LEAVING BEHIND A WIFE AND THREE SONS UNDER AGE 4. SERVED ON DDS-674 USS HUNT IN THE PACIFIC. THE HUNT HAD MANY PROUD MOMENTS INCLUDING PULLING 429 SAILORS OUT OF THE WATER AFTER THE CARRIER FRANKLIN WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY JAPANESE BOMBS.