Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
William Cahill
PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. RIFLE MARKSMAN, U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE. PARTICIPATED IN PATROLS AGAINST ENEMY ON GUAM, MARIANA ISLANDS SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 1944. PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST ENEMY ON IWO JIMA, FEBRUARY TO MARCH 1945. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON IWO JIMA WITH PERMANENT LOSS OF SENSE OF TASTE. AWARDED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND THE PURPLE HEART.