Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Richville, Illinois
Honored By
Alta Vista Elementary
ENTERED SERVICE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. SERVED 1944-1946. WENT AROUND THE WORLD, CROSSED THE EQUATOR, SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. DROVE LANDING CRAFT. HIS SHIP WENT INTO PEARL HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK.