Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hiawatha, Kansas
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. David Gilmore
Relationship
Son & Daughter-in-law
SERVED AS A CORPSMAN IN EUROPE. NOTABLE BATTLES WERE ANZIO WHERE HIS SHIP WAS SUNK ; ALSO, SALERNO. HONORED WITH AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN AREA MEDAL (4 STARS), GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND PURPLE HEART (ANZIO). SERVED MARCH 19, 1942 - OCTOBER 3, 1945. HONORABLY DISCHARGED.