Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
North Carolina
Honored By
James O. Travis
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
AMONG THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICANS TO ENLIST IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS IN 1942. MEMBER OF THE 'MONTFORD POINT' MARINES. SERVED IN THE 27TH MARINE DEPOT COMPANY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC DURING WWII.