Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Preston, Idaho
Honored By
Jocelyn Hart Faux
Relationship
Sister
SERVED FOR 25 MONTHS FROM APRIL 13, 1944 TO MAY 17, 1946. SHIPS: USS HINSDALE APA-120, USS TALLADEGA APA-208, USS MARATHON APA-200 IN ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN (OKINAWA AND JAPAN); USS MARATHON TORPEDOED ON JULY 22, 1945 AT BUCKNER BAY, OKINAWA WHERE 44 DIED. ALSO SURVIVED TYPHOON. SWEPT PRESSURE MINES OUT OF HARBOR AND CHANNELS OF JAPAN AND VICINITY.