Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
St. Joseph, Missouri
Honored By
Dale N. Ellis
Relationship
Self
SERVED ON THE USS PCE(R)852 AS A SONARMAN 2ND CLASS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. THE USS PCE(R)852 WAS A RESCUE SHIP RESPONSIBLE FOR SAVING OVER 1600 MEN IN THE PHILIPPINES AND IN THE OKINAWA CAMPAIGN. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL. HE SERVED IN THE NAVY FROM DECEMBER 26, 1943 TO JANUARY 9, 1946.