Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED WITH THE 5TH DIVISION. ON FEBRUARY 19, 1945, SAW THE BOMBARDMENT FROM NAVAL SHIPS DURING HIS FIRST AND ONLY INVASION IN THE BATTLE FOR IWO JIMA. WITNESSED THE RAISING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG ON MOUNT SURIBACHI.