Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Springfield, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A WATER SUPPLY MAN IN THE DEFENSE OF WOODLARK ISLAND, AERIAL BOMBARDMENT AND CAPTURE OF NEW GUINEA, CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN AND PELELIU, PALAU GROUP. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.