ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED 5 FEBRUARY 1944 AT
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. REPORTED ABOARD THE USS LACKAWANNA AO-40, A KENNEBEC CLASS
TYPE T2 FLEET OILER. ASSIGNED TO THE PACIFIC FLEET AS PART OF THE MARIANA
ISLANDS OPERATION. ON 23 SEPTEMBER 1944 TRANSFERRED TO THE USS FERGUS APA-82, A
GILLIAM CLASS ATTACK TRANSPORT ASSIGNED TO THE PACIFIC FLEET. RATING OF
MACHINIST'S MATE THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER.