Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM JUNE 30, 1944 UNTIL DECEMBER 25, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 34TH REPLACEMENT DRAFT, 3RD MARINE DIVISION. WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION ON MARCH 13, 1945 WHILE ON IWO JIMA. LATER SERVED WITH COMPANY 'B', 9TH MARINES REGIMENT, 3RD MARINE DIVISION. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE EXPERT AND SHARPSHOOTER BADGES FOR THE RIFLE.