Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Fremont, Iowa
Honored By
James L. Yeoman
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED ON THE USS LONG ISLAND FROM JULY 18, 1942 TO JANUARY 11, 1943 WITH RANK OF SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. ON AUGUST 20, 1942, PLANES FROM THE CARRIER USS LONG ISLAND LANDED AT HENDERSON FIELD WHICH HAD BEEN PREPARED BY THE U. S. MARINES LANDED ON GUADALCANAL. RECEIVED A BATTLE STAR FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT.