Born: December 10, 1923 Fireman Second Class, United States Navy Service# 3686560
USS PENSACOLA (CA-24)
Pensacola-class cruiser, commissioned February 6, 1930
Date of Enlistment: May 1, 1941 Home or Place of Enlistment: Boise, Idaho Date of Loss: November 30, 1942
Missing in Action while conducting combat operations against Imperial Japanese Forces at the Battle of Tassafaronga during the Guadalcanal Campaign. The Battle of Tassafaronga, sometimes referred to as the Fourth Battle of Savo Island, was a nighttime naval battle that took place on November 30, 1942 between United States Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy warships during the Guadalcanal campaign. The battle took place in Ironbottom Sound near the Tassafaronga area on Guadalcanal.