Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pana, Illinois
Honored By
Arthur E. Pauley
JANUARY 31, 1943, SERVING ON THE USS LOUISVILLE CA-28 WHILE SHIP WAS PART OF TASK FORCE ATTACKING ENEMY FORCES IN THE MARSHALL AND GILBERT ISLANDS. MARCH 10, 1942, SERVING ON THE USS LOUISVILLE CA-28 WHILE SHIP WAS PART OF TASK FORCE ATTACKING FORCES AT SALAMAUA, NEW GUINEA. AUGUST 15, 1943, PARTICIPATED IN INVASION AND OCCUPATION OF KISKA, ALASKA. STANDARD LANDING CRAFT UNIT #10 (EX-6).