Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Beaver, Ohio
Honored By
John W. Chandler
Relationship
Brother
SERVED AS A CREW CHIEF IN DIVE BOMBER SQUADRON, GROUND MAINTENANCE UNIT PB-109 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER. ENLISTED JUNE 10, 1942 DISCHARGED OCTOBER 1945. SERVED 18 MONTHS OF ACTIVE DUTY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WHICH INCLUDED NEW HEBRIDES (EFATE ISLAND), SOLOMON ISLANDS, GUADALCANAL AND BOUGAINVILLE. ALSO SERVED AT PARRIS ISLAND; CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA; JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA; SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; AND PEARL HARBOR.