Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bath, Ohio
Honored By
Kathi L. Corathers
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED FROM OCTOBER 1, 1942 TO OCTOBER 10, 1945. ABOARD THE USS BOGUE CVE-9 AS AN ELECTRICIAN'S MATE, INTERCOMMUNICATIONS. ATTENDED SEVERAL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS: USS BOGUE CVE-9 FOR 16 WEEKS; IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY AMES, IOWA; ELECTRICIANS' MATE 1ST CLASS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., 32 WEEKS; FLEET SERVICE SCHOOL, GYRO COMPASS, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 16 WEEKS. RECEIVING STATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.; NAVAL TRAINING STATION IN GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. HIS SHIP RECEIVED MANY AWARDS PLUS 3 BATTLE STARS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.