Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Brockton, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A HEAVY MACHINE GUN CREWMAN PARTICIPATING IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY AT GUADALCANAL, BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS, CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN AND PELELIU, PALAU ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.