Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Dante, Virginia
Honored By
Dana Brickey
Relationship
Daughter
ENTERED U.S. MARINES, 4TH DIVISION, SEPTEMBER 1943. SHARP SHOOTER AND MACHINE GUNNER ON SAIPAN, TINIAN AND IWO JIMA. BASIC TRAINING PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. STATIONED IN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. TOOK PART IN 30 STRAIGHT DAY OF CONTINUOUS COMBAT. AT ONE POINT WAS MISSING IN ACTION.