Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Albert B. Watson
HE WAS A DRILL INSTRUCTOR IN 1943 IN CALIFORNIA. OVERSEAS DUTY MARCH 1944 TO DECEMBER 1945. COMBAT SERVICE IN PELELIU. WOUNDED AT PELELIU BY A SNIPER AND RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART. SERVED IN OKINAWA APRIL 1, 1945 TO SEPTEMBER 25, 1945. SERVED IN NORTH CHINA OCTOBER 1, 1945 TO DECEMBER 6, 1945. RETURNED HOME MARCH 16, 1946.