- Branch of Service
- Navy
- Rank
- Petty Officer First Class
- Unit
- USS COLAHAN (Destroyer 658); USS HALSEY POWELL (Destroyer 686); USS CUSHING (Destroyer 797)
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1942 – 1946
- Date of Birth
- 05/26/1921
- Date of Death
- 11/26/1920
- Hometown
- Wood Ridge, New Jersey, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 9 Campaign Stars; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Clasp; Combat Action Ribbon; Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 Campaign Stars;, Philippine Independence Ribbon; Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section E
- Overseas Service
- Invasion of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands; Saipan and Tinian, Mariana Islands; Guam in the Mariannas Islands; Palau Islands; Philippine Islands; Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Japan, South China coast; Fast Carrier Task Forces under Admiral Halsey and Spruance
- Township (entering service)
- Wood Ridge, New Jersey
- Township (current / at death)
- Paris
- Church
- New California United Presbyterian Church
- School
- UNKNOWN
- Record Authenticated
- No
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: Invasion of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands; Saipan and Tinian, Mariana Islands; Guam in the Mariannas Islands; Palau Islands; Philippine Islands; Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Japan, South China coast; Fast Carrier Task Forces under Admiral Halsey and Spruance. Church: New California United Presbyterian Church. School: UNKNOWN. Participated in Invasion of Marshall Islands, as well as Saipan, Tinian, and Guam Invasions; performed fast carrier strikes on Palau, Philippine Islands, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the South China coast; carried out first strikes on Tokyo and occupation of Japan; participated in Battle of Surigao Strait, one of four primary campaigns in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, considered one of the largest naval battles in World War II
Source: No DD-214 recorded in Union County Recorder's Office as of 04/25/2008; veteran data form and photograph submitted by Harold G.Traber | obit Marysville JT/Ingram Funeral Home