Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM JUNE 17, 1942 UNTIL APRIL 17, 1945. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'A', 1ST BATTALION, 22ND MARINE REGIMENT, 1ST PROVISIONAL MARINE BRIGADE. WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION AT GUAM. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.