Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sterling, Colorado
Honored By
Robert L. Chadwick
Relationship
Cousin
CHIEF BOATSWAIN'S MATE. SERVED ABOARD THE USS LEXINGTON, USS HORNET AND WAS A MEMBER OF BOMBING SQUADRON 2. TRAINED TROOPS IN AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS AND WAS A MEMBER OF BEACH LANDING PARTIES. SAW ACTION IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINES. MEDALS EARNED INCLUDE GOOD CONDUCT, AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON AND THE VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 15, 1935 TO OCTOBER 12, 1945. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE.