Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Stephen Savage
He served in the United States Marine Corps from March 1943 to November 1945. He served on the cruiser USS Indianapolis from January 1944 until March 1945 when the ship was hit by a Kamikaze attack. Was transferred to the island of Guam to prepare for the invasion of Japan where he was stationed to the end of the war.