Enlisted September 4, 1943. At Cincinatti, Ohio. Trained at Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia and Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island. Was in 141st NCB transferred to CD 2190 and shipped out January 4, 1944 to New Guinea. In New Guinea and Admiralty-Isles was in l7th Coast Batt, and 78th Const Batt. Returned to U.S. from Australia on October 25th. Honorably discharged from U.S.N. Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 14, 1945 as C.M. Second Class.