Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Stonington, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A RIFLEMAN PARTICIPATING IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY AT OKINAWA, RYUKYUS ISLAND. AWARDED THE ASIATIC- PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PURPLE HEART MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.