Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Bald Mountain, New York
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS DURING WWII, IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA FROM 1943 TO 1945, AND HE PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY AT TINYA-OKINAWA. HE WAS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, AN M-1 RIFLE MARKSMAN AND AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN CREWMAN.