ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED 25 JUNE 1940 AT LOUISVILLE,
KENTUCKY. REPORTED ABOARD THE USS MINNEAPOLIS CA-36 A NEW ORLEANS CLASS CRUISER.
WAS 8 MILES OF PEARL HARBOR ON 7 DECEMBER 1941. JANUARY 1942 RAID ON GILBERT AND
MARSHALL ISLANDS. MAY 1942 AT THE BATTLE OF CORAL SEA. JUNE 1942 AT THE BATTLE
OF MIDWAY. DECEMBER 1942 AT BATTLE OF TASSAFARONGA. TRANSFERRED TO THE USS
CARTER HALL LSD-3 COMMISSIONING CREW ON 18 SEPTEMBER 1943. TOOK PART IN THE
INVASION OF GUADALCANAL, SAIPAN, GUAM, TACLOBAN, SAN PEDRO BAY, LEYTE, BRUNEI
BAY, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. OCCUPATION DUTY AT SHANGHAI AND SASEBO,
JAPAN.TRANSFERRED FOR DISCHARGE ON 1 JULY 1946. RATING OF BOATSWAIN'S MATE
SECOND CLASS PETTY OFFICER.