Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Winnebago, Minnesota
Honored By
Judith K. Mayer
Relationship
Daughter
ENTERED MARINE CORPS JULY 1944; WENT TO CAMP PENDLETON DECEMBER 1944; SAILED FOR SAIPAN, 41ST REPLACEMENT GROUP, 2ND DIVISION, I COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 6TH REGIMENT, JANUARY 1945 TO MARCH 1945; SENT TO OKINAWA APRIL 1945 AS BACKUP GROUP, THEN BACK TO SAIPAN TO TRAIN FOR INVASION OF MAINLAND JAPAN; SENT TO NAGASAKI IN SEPTEMBER 1945 AS OCCUPATION FORCES UNTIL DISCHARGED JANUARY 1946.