Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
Charles Vorisek
Relationship
Son
USS PAKANA ATF-108 FLEET OCEAN TUG IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC 1943 TO 1946. ASSISTED INVASION FORCES WITH SALVAGE, SUPPLY, RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING. SERVED FROM SAN DIEGO TO PEARL HARBOR, MARSHALL ISLANDS, GUAM, SAIPAN, LEYTE. HEAVY INVOLVEMENT AT OKINAWA, FOLLOWED WITH PORT CALLS AT NAGASAKI AND TOKYO.