Born: June 30,1917 Gunner’s Mate First Class, United States Navy
USS HOUSTON (CA-30)
Northampton-class cruiser, commissioned June 17, 1930
Home or Place of Enlistment: Boise, Idaho Date of Loss: March 1, 1942
Died/Missing in Action during combat operations against Imperial Japanese Forces in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.