Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Altoona, Wisconsin
Honored By
Ms. Mary Ellen Moser
Relationship
Daughter
Served aboard the USS Topeka CL-67. Active duty was in the Philippines and Okinawa. On board the first ship to cruise into Tokyo Bay since the days of Kublai Khan. The USS Topeka CL-67 and crew witnessed at a distance the signing of the unconditional surrender of the Japanese on September 2, 1945.