Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Merced, California
Honored By
Richard E. Manzer
WAS IN PRE-FLIGHT TRAINING AT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA WHEN JAPAN SURRENDERED. AFTER WWII HE FLEW PBM-5 MARINER SEAPLANE WITH SQUADRON VP-47 IN JAPAN, SAIPAN AND THE PHILIPPINES.