Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Lt. Col. Thomas O. Jahnke, USAF (Ret)
Relationship
Friend
MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT IN WWII. FIRST CORSAIR ACE, FOURTH RANKING ACE IN U.S. MARINE CORPS. SHOT DOWN 21 JAPANESE AIRCRAFT WITH FIVE MORE PROBABLE. SERVED IN GUADALCANAL, THE PHILIPPINES AND OKINAWA.