Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Keosauqua, Iowa
Honored By
Frank D. Arnold
SERVED AS SHIPS COOK FROM JUNE 1939 TO DECEMBER 1941 ABOARD THE USS CALIFORNIA BB-44. AFTER SEVERAL OTHER ASSIGNMENTS, INCLUDING FIJI, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS DUNLIN AM-361 UNTIL DISCHARGE IN NOVEMBER 1945.