Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Boulder City, Nevada
Honored By
Green Valley Camera Club WWII Veterans Project
HE WAS A MARINE PARATROOPER SERVING WITH THE 28TH MARINE REGIMENT 5TH MARINE DIVISION IN GUADALCANAL, IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. HE WAS AWARDED PARATROOPER WINGS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH FOUR BATTLE STARS, THE PURPLE HEART AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.