Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Jersey City, New Jersey
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS AT THE AGE OF 21 IN 1943. HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND TOOK PART IN MANY BATTLES INCLUDING PELELIU, OKINAWA AND THE CONSOLIDATIONS OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. HE WAS DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 3, 1945 AT THE RANK OF CORPORAL.