Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Honored By
Family
NAVAL ROTC 1940 TO 1943, V-12 JULY 1943, ENSIGN COMMISSION MARCH 1944. COMMISSION NEW DESTROYER, THE USS VAN VALKENBURGH DD-656 ON AUGUST 2, 1944. IWO JIMA ON FEBRUARY 19, 1945. OKINAWA ON APRIL 1, 1945 AND RADAR PICKET DUTY. DISCHARGED JUNE 1945 AS A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE.