Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Decatur, Illinois
Honored By
Susan Neaville
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED ON JULY 27, 1942 AND SERVED UNTIL FEBRUARY 22, 1946. COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT ON FEBRUARY 10, 1943. SERVED IN NEW CALEDONIA; BRISBANE AND GLADSTONE, AUSTRALIA; NEW GUINEA; NEW BRITAIN; TALASEA. TRANSFERRED TO GRAVES DIVISION ON JUNE 5, 1944. RESPONSIBLE FOR MARINE BURIALS ON SEVERAL ISLANDS. PROMOTED TO 1ST LIEUTENANT ON APRIL 30, 1944. THEN SERVED IN PAVUVU, RUSSELL ISLANDS, PELELIU, PALAU, OKINAWA, JAPAN AND CHINA. RECEIVED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND THE BRONZE STAR.