Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Ada, Hardin County, Ohio
Honored By
Hilda B. Barber
Relationship
Niece
SERVED WITH THE MARINES ON THE USS WASP. WAS CALLED HOME, AS THE ONLY SON TO RUN THE FAMILY FARM, JUST BEFORE THE WASP WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY THE JAPANESE SUBMARINE 1-19 ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1942.