Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Diego, California
Honored By
Wes Page
Relationship
Nephew
ENLISTED AUGUST 1942 AT SAN DIEGO. AFTER BOOT CAMP WAS SENT TO DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA TO BOARD THE USS INDIANAPOLIS. SERVED AS A STRIKER FOR HOSPITAL CORPSMAN. LATER ASSIGNED TO MARINE CORPS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. SERVED WITH THE NAVY MEDICAL CORPSMAN AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. MARINE CORPS. SERVED AT GUADALCANAL, GUAM, PELELIU, OKINAWA AND IWO JIMA.