Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dover, Florida
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE WAS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD WHEN HIS UNIT WAS MOBILIZED FOR SERVICE IN 1940. HE SAW ACTION IN NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BEFORE THE JAPANESE SURRENDER. AFTER THE WAR, AS A MEMBER OF THE 441ST COUNTER INTELLIGENCE CORPS, HE SERVED WITH THE OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN.