Born: January 24, 1924 Shipfitter Third Class, United States Navy Service# 3685856
USS LEXINGTON (CV-2)
Lexington-class aircraft carrier, commissioned December 14, 1927
Date of Enlistment: January 17, 1941 Home or Place of Enlistment: Jerome, Idaho Date of Loss: May 8, 1942
Killed in Action when his ship was torpedoed and bombed by enemy carrier-based aircraft at the Battle of Coral Sea while conducting combat operations against Imperial Japanese Forces during the New Guinea Campaign.