Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Michigan
Honored By
Lawrence Ruhstorfer & Sharp Funeral Homes
SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA. DURING THIS BATTLE, 70,000 MEN PARTICIPATED AND 29,000 WERE WOUNDED OR DIED. SAW MANY OF HIS COLLEAGUES WOUNDED OR KILLED. CARRIED THE FLAG THAT WAS RAISED ON IWO JIMA. RECEIVED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.