Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Newark, New Jersey
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE AIDED THE WAR EFFORT INITIALLY AS A RIVETER HELPER AT MARYLAND DRY DOCK AND IN MID-1942, ENLISTED IN THE NAVAL SERVICE. SERVING AS A CORPSMAN FOR 3 YEARS, HIS MANY CAMPAIGNS DURING THE LIBERATION OF THE PACIFIC THEATER, INCLUDED IWO JIMA, WHERE HE EARNED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS VALOR AND SACRIFICES.