Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Floyd, Virginia
Honored By
Zion Lutheran Church
COLONEL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, SERVED DURING WWII, HE WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, LEGION OF MERIT, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH ONE GOLD STAR, THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH 16 GOLD STARS. ALSO SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR AND VIETNAM WAR.