Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
DeSoto, Missouri
Honored By
Rebecca Konersmann and Charlene Hamman Konersmann
Relationship
Granddaughter and Daughter
He was wounded on the first day of the invasion of Saipan, June 15, 1944, as attempting to bring back a wounded comrade. He had also served at Guadalcanal and Tarawa. After his discharge, he became employed with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and Surveyors.