Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Honored By
Jack Chalmers
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. JOINED NOVEMBER 1942. 2ND PARATROOPER BATTALION. HE WAS A LIGHT MACHINE GUNNER. SENT BACK TO U.S. IN 1944. SERVED AS AN OCCUPATION OFFICER IN KYUSHU, JAPAN. DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1946.