ENLISTED ON 3 JANUARY
1944 AT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. SERVED ABOARD USS LSM 315 (LANDING
SHIP MEDIUM) IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.
CAMPAIGNS: LUZON OPERATION JANUARY 1945, CONSOLIDATION AND
OCCUPATION OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MAY 1945. AWARDS: COMBAT
ACTION RIBBON, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN
MEDAL WITH TWO BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE
LIBERATION MEDAL WITH ONE CAMPAIGN STAR. DISCHARGED 1946. RATING:
BOATSWAIN'S MATE SECOND CLASS.
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