“”He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1941, shortly after the United States entered World War II, where he served as a communications officer in anti-submarine warfare. He was medically discharged for war injuries in 1944.”
What a contrast with the Hollywood pukes of today.
He is just a few months older than my dad who lived past 90. He likewise enlisted in 41 and went from Private to Master Sgt in the US. Belgium and the Battle of the Bulge. They made them tough back then.
But for a back issue that hit his mobility, he would have probably made 100.
He did more than enlist. He initially flunked the eye exam so did some eye exercises for a couple of months to improve his vision. Though he was injured in a ship board accident when they may have been in contact with a Japanese submarine, his medical discharge was due to a tropical amoeba he and some other crew members picked up in Panama enroute to the Pacific. He did his duty, and he did his best. All such men are heroes.