ENLISTED 22 MAY 1942 AT
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. REPORTED ABOARD THE USS LCI(L)220 LANDING
CRAFT INFANTRY (LARGE). 25 NOVEMBER 1942 FROM RECEIVING STATION
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN
THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS:
SICILIAN OCCUPATION, SALERNO LANDING, WEST COAST OF ITALY
OPERATIONS, INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE, EARNING FOUR BATTLE STARS.
RATING OF MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS.
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