Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A U.S. MARINE DIVE BOMBER PILOT IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, FLYING 83 COMBAT MISSIONS. RECIPIENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL CITATION FROM FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, AND A NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL FROM ADMIRAL HALSEY.