Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Schroon Lake, New York
Honored By
Michael Lynett
ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS IN AUGUST OF 1942 AND SERVED UNTIL HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN OCTOBER 1945, WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING WWII. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE CAPTURE OF PELELIU, AMONG OTHER OPERATIONS.