Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Sydney, Australia
Honored By
VMI-Mc'43
A GRADUATE OF ALFRED UNIVERSITY IN 1940, HE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. HE WAS ON GUARD DUTY AT THE PEARL HARBOR, HI. MESS HALL WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED. HE PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF BATTLES CULMINATING IN BEING IN THE OCCUPATION PARTY AT SASABO, JAPAN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1945.