Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Orleans, Indiana
Honored By
Grateful American
Enlisted on 20 June 1942 at Louisville, Kentucky. Commissioning Crew for the USS Half Moon AVP-26. Reported aboard the USS Chenango CVE-28 on 11 October 1943 in the Pacific theater of Operations. Participated in the invasion of Espiritu Santo, Tarawa, Roi, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Palau, Aitade, Hollandia, Mariana Islands, Pagan Island, Guam, Philippine Islands and Okinawa. Rating of Gunner's Mate First Class Petty Officer.