Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
California
Honored By
Nancy Ashton
DRAFTED 1943. TRAINED IN THE DESERT, THEN SENT TO ATTU AS A CORPORAL. FROM ATTU HIS OUTFIT WAS SHIPPED TO OKINAWA (DURING KAMIKAZE ATTACKS). WHILE THERE, HE WAS COMMISSIONED A WARRANT OFFICER. HE WAS THEN IN THE PHILIPPINES, BEFORE BEING SENT BACK TO CALIFORNIA AND RELEASED FROM THE ARMY.