Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Fort Worth, Texas
Honored By
Dorothy Harris
Relationship
Wife
ENLISTED FOR 4 YEARS, JANUARY 27, 1943. SERIAL NUMBER 542151. V-12 PROGRAM LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA; SAN DIEGO RECRUIT DEPOT; CAMP GILLESPIE, CALIFORNIA; CAMP PENDLETON BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE TRAINING. WENT TO HILO, HAWAII AUGUST 12, 1944 CAMP TARAWA; IWO JIMA FEBRUARY 19, 1945 WOUNDED FEBRUARY 27; GUAM HOSPITAL; SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL; MEDICAL DISCHARGE NOVEMBER 8, 1945 AT SAN DIEGO HOSPITAL. PROUDLY SERVED IN COMPANY I, 3RD BATTALION, 27TH REGIMENT, 5TH MARINE DIVISION.