Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Vevay, Indiana
Honored By
Donald C. Dunn
FLIGHT DECK OFFICER OF AIRCRAFT CARRIER, USS LEXINGTON AT TIME OF PEARL HARBOR (DECEMBER 7, 1942). AFTER SHIP WAS SUNK DURING BATTLE OF CORAL SEA, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO AMPHIBIOUS FORCES IN PACIFIC UNTIL VICTORY. 31 YEARS SERVICE.