ENLISTED 6 APRIL 1944
SERVED UNTIL 13 DECEMBER 1945. ASSIGNED TO THE USS LCI(L) 714
LANDING CRAFT, INFANTRY (LARGE) OF THE LCI(L) 351 CLASS FLOTILLA 24.
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN. MADE 22 HOSTILE COMBAT
LANDINGS IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE U.S. ARMY 24TH INFANTRY
DIVISION. AWARDS INCLUDE THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL,
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND NAVY
OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ASIA CLASP. RATING OF SEAMAN FIRST
CLASS.
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