Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chanute, Kansas
Honored By
Allen W. Young
DRAFTED INTO THE NAVY IN 1943. AFTER BOOT CAMP, SPENT 10 MONTHS IN SERVICE SCHOOLS. ASSIGNED TO AND HELPED COMMISSION AN APA IN SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA. SPENT 18 MONTHS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND MADE PORTS AT MANY WORLD WAR II LOCATIONS.