Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Mellen, Wisconsin
Honored By
Kathy Robillard
FIELD COOK; 2ND BATTALION, 6TH MARINE REGIMENT, 2ND MARINE DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVE COMBAT AGAINST THE ENEMY AT GUADALCANAL AND IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY AT TARAWA, GILBERT ISLANDS. SERVED 2 1/2 YEARS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SERVICE DATES, AUGUST 1942 TO OCTOBER 1945.