Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Ashtabula, Ohio
Honored By
Betty J. Emmel
Relationship
Wife
ENLISTED JANUARY 1943. EARNED RANK OF CORPORAL AND ACHIEVED SPECIAL MILITARY QUALIFICATION AS A RADIO GUNNER. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC AREA DECEMBER 1944 TO DECEMBER 1945 INCLUDING ENGAGEMENT IN THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. RECEIVED HONOR SERVICE BUTTON AND HONORABLE DISCHARGE DECEMBER 1945.