Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honored By
Frederick C. Montney III
Relationship
Self
SERVED IN THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION AND FOUGHT AS A DEMOLITION SPECIALIST (FLAME THROWER) ON PELELIU AND WAS WITH THE 7TH WAVE TO HIT THE BEACH AT OKINAWA. WAS WOUNDED 5 TIMES AND RECEIVED 2 PURPLE HEARTS. DISCHARGED ON JANUARY 1, 1946.