Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Des Moines, Iowa
Honored By
Dorothy Arnett Flores
Relationship
Cousin
ENLISTED U.S. MARINE CORPS, DES MOINES, IOWA, 30 MARCH 1942; BOOT CAMP: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, RIFLE MARKSMAN, PISTOL EXPERT; AVIATION MECHANIC COURSE, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA; VMF-224 AND VMF-221 LEADING CHIEF, AVIATION SERVICE: HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA 29 JANUARY 1943-21 FEBRUARY 1943, ESPIRITU SANTO 4 MARCH 1943-31 MAY 1943, GUADALCANAL 2 JUNE 1943-30 SEPTEMBER 1943, ESPIRITU SANTO 2 OCTOBER 1943-21 NOVEMBER 1943, EL TORO MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 1943-SEPTEMBER 1944, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AREA 24 SEPTEMBER 1944-13 NOVEMBER 1945, RANK: MASTER TECHNICAL SERGEANT, AVIATION.