Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Topeka, Kansas
Honored By
Family
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps. Enlisted at Kansas City, Missouri on May 29, 1942. He trained at San Diego, California; June 1, 1942 to July 29, 1942. Served with 4th Anti-aircraft Battalion at Treasure Island, California; Port Vila, New Hebrides; Masterton, New Zealand; Guadalcanal and Vella Lavella, British Solomon Islands; Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia; Camp LeJeune, North Carolina; and Camp Pendleton, California. Discharged September 27, 1945.