Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
South Bend, Indiana
Honored By
Emery A. Beres
SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1946 IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE. ASSIGNED TO LAND-BASED UNIT WITH THE MARINES ATTACHED COMBAT AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 52. COMBAT IN IWO JIMA. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BATTLE STAR, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.