Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lodi, California
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE GRADUATED FROM LODI HIGH SCHOOL IN 1944 AND IMMEDIATELY JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY. HE PLAYED IN THE U.S. ARMY 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION BAND. HE SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA AS A RIFLEMAN AND RADIOMAN.