ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 4 AUGUST 1944. SERVED ON
THE USS DAWSON APA-79, A GILLIAM CLASS ATTACK TRANSPORT. ASSIGNED TO THE
ASIATIC-PACIFIC FLEET. SAILED FROM SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA ON 3 APRIL 1945 TO
ESPIRITU SANTO, TULAGI, NOUMEA AND BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. 14 MAY 1945 UNDERWAY FOR
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, MANUS AND NEW GUINEA WITH CONSTRUCTION BATTALIONS.
RATING OF RADARMAN THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER.