The United States Navy Memorial

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SALEM, SC

Rate/Rank
VADM

Service Branch

USN 9/1940 - 9/1977

Speciality

SUBMARINE SERVICE

Born 09/18/1921

WASHINGTON, DC

U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL PLANKOWNER
DECEASED, FEBRUARY 15, 2012

SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS

CO, USS SWORDFISH SSN-579 * CO, USS PATRICK HENRY SSBN-99 (GOLD CREW)

COMMANDER, SUBMARINE DIVISION 102, SQUADRON 15 * CDR, FLOTILLA SIX

DIRECTOR, DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY

DOD/JCS REP UNITED NATIONS LAW OF THE SEA CONFERENCE

USS HALFBEAK SS-352 * USS COBBLER SS-344 * USS SIRAGO SS-485

U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD - CLASS OF 1943

USS LAUB DD-613 * USS FURSE DDR-882 * USS COCHINO SS-345

SIGNIFICANT AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL

LEGION OF MERIT W/4 GOLD STARS

EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/2 STARS

ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL * WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL

NAVY OCCU;ATION SERVICE MEDAL W/EUROPEAN CLASP

NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL W/BRONZE STAR