Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Gardena, California
Honored By
David Daily
ENTERED THE ARMY IN 1944. TRAINED AT CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN COMPANY F, 2ND BATTALION, 382ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 96TH INFANTRY DIVISION. LANDED IN THE SECOND WAVE ON OKINAWA. AWARDED THE SOLDIERS MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, TWO PURPLE HEARTS AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1946.