Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wellsville, Kansas
Honored By
Roger K. Birckhead
Enlisted June 1944. Sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He was then sent to Sacramento and Treasure Island, California for further training. He then boarded an APA attack transport ship under General Leroy Eltinge. He served there from February 1945 until May 1946. He also served in the Pacific and Atlantic theatres. He was honorably discharged June 1946.