ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 23 OCTOBER 1942 AT SALEM,
INDIANA. 11 JULY 1944 REPORTED ABOARD THE USS LCI(R)-647, A LANDING CRAFT
INFANTRY (ROCKET), COMMISSIONING CREW. ASSIGNED TO THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER
OF OPERATIONS. CAMPAIGN AT OKINAWA GUNTO FROM 26 MARCH 1945 TO 30 JUNE 1945.
TRANSFERRED TO RECEIVING STATION NAVY #3256 OKINAWA, JAPAN ON 20 OCTOBER 1945.
RATING OF GUNNER'S MATE (LC) AMPHIBIOUS FORCE TRAINING FIRST CLASS PETTY
OFFICER.