Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
JOINED THE MERCHANT MARINES AS A YOUNG MAN. HE THEN JOINED THE U.S. MARINE CORPS AND SERVED 23 YEARS. AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER, HE SERVED ON JOHNSTON ISLAND AT THE END OF WWII.