Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Long Island, New York
Honored By
Mary F. Waltrip & Burroughs A. Waltrip
THE ENTIRE USS ARIZONA BAND WAS KILLED ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 DURING THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. OFFICIAL NAVY UNIT BAND 22 WAS GRADUATED FROM THE NAVY SCHOOL OF MUSIC, WASHINGTON, D.C. ON MAY 23, 1941 AND REPORTED FOR DUTY ABOARD THE USS ARIZONA ON JUNE 17, 1941.