Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Taylor Ridge, Illinois
Honored By
Marion L. Weiss
ENLISTED JUNE 13, 1946 AT AGE 18. SERVED IN 9TH DISTRICT OFFICE (CLEVELAND) UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED JULY 14, 1947 TO ENTER THE U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY. GRADUATED ACADEMY JUNE 1, 1951.