Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Des Moines, Iowa
Honored By
Dorothy Arnett Flores
Relationship
Cousin
ENLISTED IN DES MOINES ON MARCH 30, 1942. TOOK HIS RECRUITMENT TRAINING IN SAN DIEGO. SERVED IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, ESPIRITU SANTO, NEW HEBRIDES AND GUADALCANAL. FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA AT THE NAVY AVIATION TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL. ORGANIZED THE MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA AIR STATION. ATTAINED THE RANK OF SERGEANT MAJOR.