Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Brighton Beach, New York
Honored By
Nancy C. Gardner
Relationship
Friend
CORPORAL. SERVED WITH VMB-423 SEAHORSE MARINES FROM 1943 - DECEMBER 1945 ON GREEN ISLAND. WAIST GUNNER/ RADAR AND RADIO OPERATOR ON B-25 AIRCRAFT (PBJS). STARTED IN GUADALCANAL. HAD BOMBING AND STRAFING MISSIONS OVER RABAUL, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND AND NEW IRELAND ISLAND. SLATED AS SECOND WING GOING INTO THE INVASION OF JAPAN. AWARDED 10 AIR MEDALS AND 2 DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS MEDALS.