Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Ida Grove, Iowa
Honored By
Ida Grove American Legion
U.S. MARINE AIR CORPS, ENLISTED ON DECEMBER 18, 1941. SCHOOL FOR 5 MONTHS; INSTRUCTOR AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER FROM SEPTEMBER 1943. SERVED AS COLOR BEARERS IN LARGE PARADE ON JULY 4, 1942. WAS IN DRILLS AND EXERCISES IN PICTURE SHOW.