Seaman First Class, United States Navy Service# 3685819
USS ASTORIA (CA-34)
Astoria-class heavy cruiser, commissioned April 28, 1934
Date of Enlistment: January 14, 1941 Home or Place of Enlistment: Boise, Idaho Date of Loss: August 9, 1942
Sunk by naval gunfire and Missing in Action during operations against Imperial Japanese Forces at the Battle of Savo Island during the Solomon Islands/Guadalcanal Campaign .