ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED 21 AUGUST 1943 AT
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. 5 APRIL 1944 ASSIGNED TO THE USS LST-603 OF THE LST-542
CLASS TANK LANDING CRAFT. ASSIGNED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AUGUST
AND SEPTEMBER 1944 PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION DRAGOON THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN
FRANCE. DISCHARGED ON 5 NOVEMBER 1945 WITH RATING OF MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE
FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER.