ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 16 AUGUST 1944 AT
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. 4 JANUARY 1945 ASSIGNED TO THE USS JOHN ROGERS DD-574, A
FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER IN ADMIRAL RAYMOND SPRUANCE'S TASK FORCE 58 IN THE
PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. RETURNED TO CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA ON 3
NOVEMBER 1945. RATING OF WATER TENDER THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER.