Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Ray City, Georgia
Honored By
Catherine M. Rainey
Relationship
Daughter
PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS AGAINST THE ENEMY AT GUADALCANAL, BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS FROM SEPTEMBER 18, 1942 TO JANUARY 4, 1943. WAS UNDER ENEMY FIRE FROM VARIOUS TYPES OF INFANTRY WEAPONS, AERIAL BOMBARDMENT, ARTILLERY AND NAVAL SHELLING.