Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Edgewater, Maryland
Honored By
George Haschert
Relationship
Son
INDUCTED AT PARRIS ISLAND, SENT TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA TO NEW GUINEA. AMONG THE FIRST TO LAND AT OKINAWA, FOUGHT THERE UNTIL BATTLE WAS OVER, SHIPPED TO GUAM FOR REST PERIOD THEN WENT ON TRANSPORT FOR INVASION OF JAPAN. WAS 1 OF ONLY 7 SURVIVORS OF HIS UNIT TO RETURN.