Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Arlington, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AT GUADALCANAL WITH THE 4TH MARINE REGIMENT, 6TH DIVISION. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE LANDING ON OKINAWA WHERE HE FOUGHT BRAVELY UNTIL BEING WOUNDED ON MAY 25, 1945, ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST LANDING AT YOKOSUKA, JAPAN. RECIPIENT OF THREE PURPLE HEART MEDALS.