Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A FIELD ARTILLERY FIRE CONTROL MAN PARTICIPATING IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY AT IWO JIMA, VOLCANO ISLANDS AND THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. AWARDED THE ASIATIC- PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, MARINE CORPS OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.