Sexo

Male

Fecha de Nacimiento

1927-11-18

Lugar de Nacimiento

Isleton CA, U.S.A.

Inducted

1946-6-28, New York NY

Tipo de Alistamiento

Volunteer

Afiliación Militar

Navy

Tipo de servicio prestado

Peacetime

Tipo de unidad militar

Support

Unidades a las que sirvió

U.S.S. Robert H. McCard (Destroyer), U.S.S. Badoeng Strait (Escort Aircraft Carrier), & U.S.S. Princeton (Aircraft Carrier)

Especialidad militar

Maintaining and repairing electronic equiptment aboard ships listed.

Asignado

Ship's visit to Guantanamo, Cuba; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Boston, Mass.; Newport, R.I.; Orange, Tx; Galveston, Tx; Charleston, S.C.; San Francisco, Ca.; Seattle, Wa; Pearl Harbor, Hi.; Norfolk, Va.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; San Diego, Ca.; Guam-Tsintao, China; Yokohama, Japan; Tokyo, Japan

Retirado

Seattle WA

Responsabilidad en la unidad

Supporting task force; transporting aircrafts. Support air operations.

Responsabilidad individual

Keeping the electronic equiptment aboard the ship going.

Batallas principales (si sirvió en una zona de guerra)

Tsingtao, protecting the American citizens, Naval & Marine personnel before Communist Chinese takeover.

Reconocimientos, medallas, menciones (individuales o de la unidad)

American Theatre - Good Conduct - Victory Medal World War II - China Service

Condiciones de Vida

Always slept inside aboard ship. Bathe in showers (sometimes salt water). Food was always good (I have no complaint). Watch movies aboard ship or when in port & when possible on tour of the city. Played in dance band when the midshipmen were aboard.