Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
An Indebted American
ENLISTED AT THE AGE OF 17. SAW ACTION IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, LANDING ON GUAM, EMIRAU, OKINAWA AND JAPAN. WAS PART OF THE OCCUPATION TROOPS IN JAPAN AS A 60 MILLIMETER MORTAR MAN. WOUNDED ON OKINAWA. RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART.