Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Springfield, Massachusetts
Honored By
The Moran Family
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, PARTICIPATING IN THE SEIZURE, ORGANIZATION AND DEFENSE OF GUADALCANAL, BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS AGAINST JAPANESE FORCES. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.