ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 19 MAY 1943. ASSIGNED TO
THE USS LST-497 AT PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. ON 28 APRIL 1944 DURING 'EXERCISE TIGER'
OFF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF ENGLAND, A GERMAN SUBMARINE TORPEDOED AND SANK THE
LST-497. ASSIGNED TO THE LST-56 FOR THE NORMANDY INVASION. RATING OF SEAMAN
FIRST CLASS.