Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Covington, Kentucky
Honored By
Family
ENTERED U.S. MARINE CORPS FROM CINCINNATI, OHIO ON APRIL 27, 1942. PARTICIPATED IN GUADALCANAL OPERATIONS FROM NOVEMBER 4, 1942 TO JANUARY 31, 1943. WOUNDED IN ACTION ASSAULTING RED BEACH 2 AT TARAWA ON NOVEMBER 21, 1943. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 12, 1945 AT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.