ENLISTED ON 18
SEPTEMBER 1941 AT DETROIT, MICHIGAN. ASSIGNED TO THE COMMISSIONING
CREW OF USS PC 624 (SUBMARINE CHASER) OPERATED IN THE
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN. 12 MARCH SHIP WAS DAMAGED
BY GROUNDING OFF PALERMO, ITALY. 29 JUNE TRANSFER TO NAVAL BASE
BIZERTE, TUNISIA. 7 JULY 1944 REPORTED ABOARD THE USS YMS-83 (YARD
MINESWEEPER). 6 MAY 1945 REPORTED ABOARD THE USS WAXSAW AN-91 (NET
LAYING SHIP).17 JUNE 1945 TRANSFER TO U.S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER
GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS FOR DISCHARGE AS MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE FIRST
CLASS PETTY OFFICER.
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