Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Paxico, Kansas
Honored By
Vernon Clement Muckenthaler
Served 1 year, 5 months and 13 days. Served on board LST 836. Served in Hawaii, Marshall Islands and the invasion of Okinawa. Crossed the Equator. Returned to Okinawa and present when the bomb was dropped. Saw the Enola Gay take off; and attended the Japanese surrender.