Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Birmingham, Alabama
Honored By
Son
JOINED THE MARINE CORPS IN 1940. TRAINED NEW ENLISTEES IN HAWAII FOR AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS. THEN FOUGHT ON IWO JIMA, OKINAWA AND OCCUPIED NAGASAKI 2 WEEKS AFTER BOMB WAS DROPPED. HE WAS YOUNGEST 1ST SERGEANT IN THE MARINE CORPS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.