Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia
Honored By
McVMI 1943
HE WAS GRADUATED FROM THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE WITH THE CLASS OF 1943. COMMISSIONED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS AS A LIEUTENANT. AFTER ATTENDING NUMEROUS SCHOOLS, HE SERVED IN THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA. HE RETIRED FROM THE SERVICE AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL.