Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Jefferson, Massachusetts
Honored By
Dianne Rogers
Relationship
Niece
SERVED AS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON THE USS FRANKLIN. MANNED THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS. AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS FOR BRAVERY IN SAVING TRAPPED SHIPMATES WHEN THE SHIP WAS ATTACKED BY A KAMIKAZE PLANE ON MARCH 19, 1945. RECEIVED HONORABLE DISCHARGE.