Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ventura, California
Honored By
Michael J. Morris
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN THE ARMED GUARD ABOARD 3 MERCHANT SHIPS: SS PRESIDENT POLK, 1943; SS JOSEPH FRANCIS, 1944; AND SS DOROTHY PHILLIPS, 1944. INCLUDED ONE AROUND THE WORLD CRUISE. LAST SHIP WAS THE USS GARDINERS BAY, A SEAPLANE TENDER. HE WAS ABOARD USS GARDINERS BAY IN TOKYO BAY FOR THE SURRENDER CEREMONY.