Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Peetz, Colorado
Honored By
Lynn McKinney, Debbie Souders, Vicki Neiman & Ken Fuehrer
Relationship
Children
FROM THE FIRST SEPARATION COMPANY, MARINE CORP BASE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY AT OKINAWA, RYUKYU ISLANDS, APRIL 1, 1945 TO AUGUST 15, 1945. PARTICIPATED IN THE DEFENSE OF OKINAWA, RYUKYU ISLANDS, AUGUST 16, 1945 TO OCTOBER 20, 1945. WEAPONS QUALIFICATION: MARKSMAN - RIFLE & PISTOL. SPECIAL MILITARY QUALIFICATIONS: HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN CREWMAN; ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY MECHANIC.