Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Wakefield, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A BANDSMAN, TRUMPET. PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY IN THE DEFENSE OF FUNAFUTI ATOLL, ELLICE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.