Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Prenter, West Virginia
Honored By
Kenneth Rineholt
SERVED FROM JULY 28, 1943 TO JANUARY 30, 1946. SERVED IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC WITH COMPANY L, 3RD BATTALION, 5TH MARINE REGIMENT, 1ST DIVISION. WOUNDED ON PELELIU ISLAND & OKINAWA. ALSO SERVED ON THE USS KARNES (APA-175); USS ROCHAMBEAU (AP-63); USS ELMORE (APA-42); USS MCCRACKEN (APA-198); USS ORIZABA (AP-24) AND USS MONROVIA (AP-31).