Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Kingsley, Iowa
Honored By
Suzanne Stika
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS SERGEANT AND CREW CHIEF ON NAVY F4U FIGHTER PLANE IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS IN ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA ABOARD THE USS GILBERT ISLAND AIRCRAFT CARRIER. SERVED FROM OCTOBER 21, 1943 TO MARCH 2, 1946. RECEIVED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND AWARDED CERTIFICATE OF SATISFACTORY SERVICE.