Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Imperial, California
Honored By
Mrs. Lois I. Wagner
CHIEF RADIOMAN. ENLISTED 2/3/41. ACTIVE DUTY 6/2/41 TO 9/27/45. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE. PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR ON USS HELENA, 1ST SHIP HIT. COMMISSIONED USS AUDUBON APA-149 WHICH TOOK FIRST MARINES TO ATTACK OKINAWA. SERVICE VESSELS AND STATIONS SERVED ON: RADIO AND SIGNAL SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; USS SOLACE, USS HELENA, USS NEW YORK, PEARL HARBOR, NAVAL ARMORY AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, NAVAL TRAINING STATION (NTS) AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND USS AUDUBON.