Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Hickory, North Carolina
Honored By
Amie and Caleb Chase
Relationship
Granddaughter and Great-Grandson
FIRST WAVE OF MARINES TO LAND ON PELELIU ISLAND ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1944. 1ST WAVE OF MARINES AS THEY INVADED OKINAWA ON APRIL 1, 1945. WENT BACK TO PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII TO TRAIN TO BE A FLAME THROWER FOR THE UPCOMING INVASION OF JAPAN.