Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Mr. David C. Pinzon
Relationship
Son
SERVED ABOARD USS STERETT, SEPTEMBER 1941 TO JUNE 1943; USS ORION, SEPTEMBER 1943 TO DECEMBER 1944; USS GRIFFIN, DECEMBER 1944 TO JANUARY 1945; USS GUITARO, JANUARY 1945 TO APRIL 1945. AWARDED PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 'FLEET' CLASP, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE SILVER STAR, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE STAR.