ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 11 MAY 1936 AT
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. SERVED ON THE USS LANG DD-399, A BENHAM CLASS
DESTROYER-PATROL DUTY ATLANTIC FLEET. USS PIONEER AM-105, A AUK CLASS
MINESWEEPER-ATLANTIC AND MEDITERRANEAN. USS OPPONENT AM-269, A ADMIRABLE CLASS
MINESWEEPER-ATLANTIC FLEET. APPOINTED WARRANT OFFICER ELECTRICIAN. CONTINUED HIS
SERVICE AFTER WWII.