Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
Ken & Amy Job
Relationship
Friends
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY IN OCTOBER 1941. COMMISSIONED IN AUGUST 1942 AS WATCH OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC. ACHIEVED THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT. WAS THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF LCT 383, GROUP 19, FLOTILLA 7. COMMANDED LCT 355, GROUP 7. SERVED AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF LCT 6, GROUP 67, FLOTILLA 23. SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTOR ON FLOTILLA 1. MILITARY AWARDS INCLUDE THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.