Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Alexander, Arkansas
Honored By
Mary Orr & Gloria Benish
Relationship
Daughters
JOINED SERVICE IN 1942 AND SERVED THROUGHOUT THE WAR WITH 1ST ARMORED AMPHIBIAN TANK DIVISION; COMPANIES B, A AND D. FOUGHT IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER (MARSHALL ISLANDS, OKINAWA AND GUAM). THEN WENT TO CHINA. WAS A GUARD FOR PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN.