Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Hudson Falls, New York
Honored By
Michael Lynett
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Marine Corps as part of the Pacific Fleet, 5th Amphibian Corps, and the 2nd 155 Howitzer Battery. He was on Iwo Jima when the flag was raised and was honorably discharged to return home on Christmas Eve 1945.