Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Phoenix, Maryland
Honored By
Murrell F. Murkey
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC - GUADALCANAL, BOUGAINVILLE AND GUAM. WOUNDED IN BOUGAINVILLE; BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION ON GUAM. WAS SENT BACK AT THE END OF THE GUAM FIGHT AND INTO THE V-12 PROGRAM FOR A COMMISSION, DID NOT RECEIVE THE COMMISSION ON THE BATTLEFIELD. ALSO SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR.