Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Kent City, Michigan
Honored By
David J. Kolb
SILVER STAR AND BRONZE STAR WINNER. FOUGHT IN FOUR PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING IWO JIMA. SINGLE-HANDEDLY STOPPED A MASSIVE JAPANESE COUNTERATTACK THAT SAVED HIS DECIMATED BATTALION ON THE NIGHT OF MARCH 8-9, 1945.