Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bondsville, Massachusetts
Honored By
Mrs. Robert C. Belisle
SERVED AT ANACOSTIA NAVAL AIR STATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.; NAVAL AIR STATION, QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND. ELECTED TO MAKE THE NAVY A CAREER AND RETIRED AFTER 23 YEARS AS A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AVIATION TECHNICIAN. SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR ON THE USS ORISKANY, VR DIVISION AND THE VIETNAM WAR ON BOARD THE USS CORAL SEA VA-155. AWARDED AIR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT, 5 STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION MEDAL, ASIAN CLASP, NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT COMMENDATION, NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION AND NAVY 'E' RIBBON.