Born: September 13, 1918 Ship’s Cook Third Class, United States Navy
USS PEARY (DD-226)
Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned October 22, 1920
Date of Enlistment: December 9, 1939 Home or Place of Enlistment: Boise, Idaho Date of Loss: December 10, 1941
Killed in Action during operations against Imperial Japanese Forces when his ship was struck by enemy bombers while moored at Cavite Navy Yard, Philippine Islands.