TRAINED AT SAMPSON, NEW
YORK. SERVED ON THE USS GAINARD (DD-706). WAS IN THE PACIFIC
THEATERS OF OPERATION. INVASION OF OKINAWA ON APRIL 1-2, 1945 AS A
RADAR PICKET SHIP. SHOT DOWN FIVE KAMIKAZES. RECEIVED THE NAVY UNIT
COMMENDATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM OFF OKINAWA. SEAMAN SECOND
CLASS.
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