Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Francisco, California
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He was drafted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and joined the Enlisted Reserve Corps. He was called to report to duty at Fort Ord in Monterey, California in 1943 and after training at six Army bases in California and Texas, he was deployed to the Pacific campaign. He was stationed on Le Shima Island with the 175th Ordnance Battalion (Tenth Army) in support of the Battle of Okinawa. In 1946, he was discharged with the rank of Technical Sergeant.