Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
ENLISTING ON THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS IN 1942, HE LATER EARNED AN OFFICER'S COMMISSION IN THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. HE SAW COMBAT ACTION AT SAIPAN, GUAM, AND AT IWO JIMA AND ALSO SERVED AS PART OF THE POST-WAR OCCUPATION OF CHINA.