Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Long Beach, California
Honored By
Green Valley Camera Club WWII Veterans Project
HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC PARTICIPATING IN THE BATTLES FOR BOURGANVILLE, GUAM, AND IWO JIMA. HE WAS AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE PURPLE HEART, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.