Born: October 22, 1922
Carpenter’s Mate Third Class, United States Navy Service# 8758929 UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM 15
USS BLESSMAN (APD-48) Buckley-class destroyer escort, commissioned September 19, 1943
Home or Place of Enlistment: McCall, Idaho
Died/Lost at Sea: February 18, 1945 (Ship damaged by enemy aerial bombs) Landing and Occupation support, Battle of Iwo Jima |