Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Manchester, Tennessee
Honored By
MSgt Russell Rulau
Relationship
Comrade
SERVED ABOARD USS MONTPELIER CL-57 FROM SEPTEMBER 9, 1942 THROUGH JULY 1945. EARNED 13 BATTLE STARS ON HIS ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDALS, INCLUDING GUADALCANAL AND RYUKYUS. AWARDED SOLOMON ISLANDS 1992 50TH ANNIVERSARY DECORATION IN 2002.