Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Fall River, Massachusetts
Honored By
Son
PRIVATE 1ST CLASS, ENLISTED AT BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1942. SERVED IN SAMOA, HAWAII AND MARSHALL ISLANDS, FROM DECEMBER 16, 1942 TO JUNE 16, 1942. PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS IN FEBRUARY 1944. HE WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION ON FEBRUARY 20, 1944.