Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Franklin, Texas
Honored By
Adeline Haverkorn
Relationship
Wife
ENTERED MARINES IN 1942, TRAINED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED ON BOUGAINVILLE, PELELIU AND OKINAWA. AWARDED PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON AND THREE BATTLE STARS. WOUNDED ON OKINAWA, 1945. DISCHARGED IN 1946.