Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM JANUARY 20, 1943 UNTIL AUGUST 30, 1946. SERVED WITH THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION. SAW ACTION AT PELELIU AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL, NAVY PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION MEDAL.