Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Honored By
Marvin J. Franger
NAVAL AVIATOR. JOINED JUNE 30, 1941. RETIRED JUNE 30, 1972. FLIGHT TRAINING JUNE 1941 TO MARCH 1942. ORDERED TO FIGHTING SQUADRON APRIL 9, 1942 (3 COMBAT TOURS) UNTIL JUNE 1945. SERVED ON USS RANGER CV-4 DURING NORTH AFRICAN INVASION 1942. PACIFIC TOUR: SERVED ON USS ESSEX, THEN ON USS LEXINGTON AND USS YORKTOWN. FIGHTER ACE WITH 9 VICTORY CREDITS.