Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
ENLISTED AT THE AGE OF 18 AND TRAINED AT PARRIS ISLAND IN 1941. SENT TO CENTRAL AMERICA TO GUARD THE PANAMA CANAL ABOARD SHIP. BECAME A 'SHELLPBACK' CROSSING THE EQUATOR. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS ON GUADALCANAL, GUAM, AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN COMBAT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945.