Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Amsterdam, New York
Honored By
Michael Lynett
ON MARCH 31, 1942 HE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND SERVED WITH THE 2ND MARINE DIVISION, WHERE HE HELD THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT AND SERVED ON GUADALCANAL ISLAND IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, SOUTH PACIFIC AND IN WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVAL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL IN YOSEMITE, CALIFORNIA, ON OCTOBER 24, 1944.