Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Murphysboro, Illinois
Honored By
Robert G. Babb, Sr.
CORPORAL. MEMBER OF MARINE DETACHMENT ABOARD HEAVY CRUISER USS MINNEAPOLIS CA-36. ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MARCH 1944 TO DECEMBER 1945. WITNESSED SURRENDER OF JAPANESE FORCES IN KOREA SEPTEMBER 9, 1945. SERVED AS ORDERLY FOR ADMIRAL THOMAS C. KINKAID.