Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Venice, California
Honored By
LuAnn Godfrey Banoczi & Nancy Godfrey Warren
Relationship
Daughters
BRIGADIER GENERAL. ENLISTED AT AGE 17 IN 1942. HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN THE NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS, INCLUDING GUADALCANAL AND BOUGAINVILLE. HE ACHIEVED THE RANK OF 1ST LIEUTENANT AND WAS TRAINING TO LAND ON JAPAN BY THE WAR'S END.