Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Murdo, South Dakota
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM DECEMBER 16, 1943 TO JANUARY 1947. HE RECEIVED TRAINING AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION (NTS) FARRAGUT, IDAHO AND SERVED ON THE USS VAHUMA. HE RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH FOUR STARS, THE VICTORY MEDAL, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.