Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lakewood, New York
Honored By
Audrey Smith
Relationship
Sister
Inducted in Erie, Pennsylvania, April 1944. Served aboard USS Strong DD-758, South Pacific -- Eniwetok, Ulithi Atoll, Kwajalein, Guam, and Okinawa. Intercepted vessels trying to enter the waterway. Escorted convoys into area. Invasion of Japan. Discharged May 19, 1946.