Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Waterford, New York
Honored By
Michael Lynett
THE RECIPIENT OF TWO PURPLE HEARTS WHO WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING HIS WWII SERVICE IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS. HE SERVED AS CORPORAL IN A COMPANY, FIRST BATTALION, 23RD REGIMENT.