Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Cairo, Illinois
Honored By
Daughter
ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 6TH MARINES, 2ND MARINE DIVISION. SERVED AS THE HEADQUARTERS COMPANY CLERK, ACTING SERGEANT MAJOR OF SEPARATION AND REPLACEMENT BATTALION. DURING THE WAR, SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, INCLUDING ASSIGNMENTS IN TARAWA, SAIPAN, TINIAN AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR, PRESIDENTIAL CITATION AND PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON.