Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Honored By
Betty Landrum Chiocca
Relationship
Wife
CORPORAL, SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A CLERK-TYPIST. HE WAS QUALIFIED AS EXPERT RIFLEMAN AND PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA. AWARDS: ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BATTLE STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.