Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Long Beach, California
Honored By
Linda Rasmussen
Relationship
Daughter
FLEET ADMIRAL C. W. NIMITZ AWARDED HIM THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL FOR HEROISM ON APRIL 6, 1945 DURING BATTLE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SERVED ON THE BATTLESHIPS USS NASHVILLE AND USS SOUTH DAKOTA DURING WWII. SPENT 23 MONTHS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER.