Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Springfield, Massachusetts
ENTERED SERVICE IN APRIL 1943 AND DISCHARGED APRIL 1953. DUTY STATIONS AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA; QUANTICO, VIRGINIA; CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA; CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. SERVED IN THE 2ND AND 5TH MARINE DIVISIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA AND THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN.