Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Salem, Oregon
Honored By
Leonard Hicks
Solomon Islands; landed H Hour minus 20 minutes before Guadalcanal landing August 7, 1942 (Florida Island). Second landing in evening on Tanamboga Island, Tulagi. 4th Platoon, Dog Company 2nd Marine Division. Reported Missing In Action. Later wounded In action at Guadalcanal November 10, 1942. Action at Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian. Action North Korea 1950-1951. Oregon Director 1967-1977, Selective Service System, National Field Officer.