Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Visalia, California
Honored By
Arianna Gonzales
Relationship
Granddaughter
HE SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY INFANTRY FROM 1943 TO 1946. HE FOUGHT IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, WHERE HE EARNED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH A BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE SHARP SHOOTER M1 RIFLE MEDAL.