ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 7 APRIL 1942 AT
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. ON BOARD THE USS PC-491, A PC-461 CLASS SUBMARINE CHASER
16 JANUARY 1943 TO 13 FEBRUARY 1944. USS VALLEY FORGE CV-45, AN ESSEX CLASS
AIRCRAFT CARRIER 3 NOVEMBER 1946 TO 8 SEPTEMBER 1947. USS TARAWA CV-40, AN ESSEX
CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER 11 SEPTEMBER 1947 TO 1 NOVEMBER 1947. RATING OF GUNNER'S
MATE SECOND CLASS PETTY OFFICER.