Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Boulder City, Nevada
Honored By
Boulder City Hometown Fiddlers
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY ON AUGUST 1, 1942; WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY 2 WEEKS LATER. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 25TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, 19TH MARINE DIVISION, AS A STOREKEEPER 2ND CLASS. WAS REASSIGNED TO THE 3RD BATTALION, 19TH MARINE DIVISION. SERVED IN AMERICAN SAMOA, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, GUADALCANAL, BOUGAINVILLE, SAIPAN AND GUAM.