Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Newark, New Jersey
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
SERVING FROM 1942 TO 1945, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION. HE FOUGHT IN SEVERAL MAJOR CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING ROI AND NAMUR, SAIPAN AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, TINIAN AND IWO JIMA DURING THE LIBERATION OF THE PACIFIC THEATER. HE EARNED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, THE PURPLE HEART AND THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR HIS SACRIFICES AND VALOR.