Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Little Falls, New York
Honored By
Marine Corps Brotherhood
QUALIFIED AS A MARINE PARATROOPER AT NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA. TRANSFERRED TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA. ASSIGNED TO 5TH MARINE DIVISION. AS A CORPORAL IN THE 27TH MARINE REGIMENT 5TH MARINE DIVISION ON 19 FEBRUARY 1945 WAS PART OF THE FIRST WAVE IN THE D-DAY INVASION OF IWO JIMA. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 5 MARCH 1945 ON IWO JIMA. AWARDED PURPLE HEART MEDAL.