Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Springfield, Massachusetts
Honored By
The Peterson Family
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATING IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY AT SAIPAN, TINIAN AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.