Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sacramento, California
Honored By
Louis F. Prince
USS HONOLULU CL-48 FROM 1941 TO 1947. OPERATION IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA CAMPAIGN. USS COMPETENT AM-316 AND USS CARMICK DMS-33, MINE SWEEPING OPERATIONS IN THE KOREAN THEATER. ATLANTIC FLEET, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, SEA SERVICE DURING MOST OF THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. LAST 2 YEARS IN NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS FORCES, NAVAL ADVANCED BASE (NAB) CORONADO; PRIOR TO RETIREMENT ON JUNE 1, 1971.