Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Portland, Oregon
Honored By
Richard E. Manzer
SERVED AT VARIOUS NAVAL AIR STATIONS ON THE EAST COAST. HE WAS A PLANK OWNER (PART OF THE COMMISSIONING CREW) ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS BOXER CV-21 AND WAS ABOARD THE USS BOXER IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY WHEN JAPAN SURRENDERED.