Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
Dennis C. McGee, Jr.
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED AS A MACHINE GUN CREWMAN AT THE RANK OF SERGEANT IN THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION BETWEEN JULY 23, 1942 AND JULY 16, 1946. INJURED IN BATTLE AT GUADALCANAL, LOSt HIS LEG. RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT, WWII VICTORY, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.