Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Vesterburg, Michigan
Honored By
Sharp Funeral Homes & Larry Ruhstorfer
Relationship
Friend
HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRES OF OPERATION. HE PARTICIPATED IN ACTION IN OKINAWA, RYUKYU ISLANDS AND THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. HE WAS A SHARPSHOOTER WITH RIFLE AND WAS AWARDED THE SHARPSHOOTER BADGE, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, OVERSEAS SERVICE BAR, OCCUPATION RIBBON (JAPAN), AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE RIBBON AND HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL BUTTON.