Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM JULY 14, 1942 UNTIL JULY 13, 1946. SERVED WITH THE 14TH DEFENSE BATTALION, III AMPHIBIOUS CORPS. LATER SERVED WITH THE 14TH AND 17TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALIONS. FINALLY SERVED WITH THE 15TH MARINE REGIMENT, 6TH MARINE DIVISION. SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AT GUAM, GUADALCANAL, OKINAWA AND CHINA. AWARDED THE CHINA SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.