United States Navy Sailor.
He entered the United States Navy from California, and served as a Seaman 1st Class as part of the crew of the "Fletcher"-class destroyer "USS Hoel" (DD-533).
He went missing in action during the 25 October 1944.
Battle of Samar, Philippine Islands, when his little ship attacked a powerful Japanese naval force, and helped to considerably delay that force until the "USS Hoel" was battered and sunk by Japanese gunfire.
His name is inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, Philippines.