Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Salinas, California
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINES AND HIS ARMY UNIT WAS CAPTURED IN 1942 AND FORCED TO MARCH TO A PRISON CAMP 70 MILES AWAY. HE WAS A SURVIVOR OF THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH. HE WAS ONE OF 47 SURVIVORS OUT OF 105 SOLDIERS OF COMPANY C, 194TH TANK BATTALION. HE SPENT 44 MONTHS IN A POW LABOR CAMP, THE LAST 2 YEARS IN JAPAN.