Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Ellensburg, Washington
Honored By
Charles E.
Relationship
Friend
WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN, SERVED IN 1945 AS A CORSAIR PILOT AND DIVISION LEADER IN MARINE FIGHTER SQUADRON 351 ABOARD CVE-109 IN SOUTH CHINA SEA AND OKINAWA AREA. ON A PREVIOUS COMBAT TOUR, SERVED AS A FIGHTER PILOT IN MARINE FIGHTER SQUADRON 214, IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.