Born: February 5, 1926 Seaman Second Class, United States Naval Reserve Service# 7950698
USS STORMES (DD-780)
Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, commissioned January 27, 1945
Date of Enlistment: June 26, 1944 Home or Place of Enlistment: Nampa, Idaho Date of Loss: May 25, 1945
Killed in Action when the STORMES was struck by an enemy kamikaze aircraft while conducting combat operations against Imperial Japanese Forces in the Hagushi Anchorage, Okinawa.