Born: March 27, 1917 Machinist’s Mate First Class, United States Naval Reserve Service# 6600728
USS HOVEY (DMS-11)
Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned September 24, 1919
Date of Enlistment: December 17, 1941 Home or Place of Enlistment: Riggins, Idaho Date of Loss: January 7, 1945
Killed in Action while conducting combat operations against Imperial Japanese Forces when the HOVEY was sunk by Japanese aircraft in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines during World War II.