Born: October 10, 1925 Seaman First Class, United States Naval Reserve Service# 5542637
USS WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48)
Colorado-class battleship, commissioned December 1, 1923
Home or Place of Enlistment: Jerome, Idaho Date of Loss: April 1, 1945
Killed in Action when the WEST VIRGINIA was struck by an enemy kamikaze aircraft while conducting combat operations against Imperial Japanese Forces in the Ryukyu Islands during the Okinawa campaign of World War II.