Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Cincinnati, Ohio
Honored By
John Goebel
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED PROUDLY WITH THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS DURING WWII AND IN 1942 WAS AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS FOR DEMONSTRATING EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM WHILE FIGHTING ON THE ISLAND OF GUADALCANAL. HE OBTAINED THE RANK OF CORPORAL AND ALSO HELD SEVERAL MARINE SHARPSHOOTER MEDALS.