Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
New Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
Barry Zorthian USMCR (Ret)
SERVED FROM AUGUST OF 1942 TO JULY OF 1946. SERVED 28 MONTHS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER WITH THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION. EARNED BATTLE STARS FOR NEW GUINEA, BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, PELELIU AND OKINAWA; TWO PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS, NAVAL UNIT COMMENDATION, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.