World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Dutch Helwig Detachment

Relationship

MARINE CORPS DETACHMENT MARINE CORPS LEAGUE

Activity During WWII

TWO DAYS AFTER PEARL HARBOR, HE ENLISTED INTO THE MARINE CORPS. ON MARCH 8, 1944 HE WAS KILLED BY A SNIPER IN NEW BRITAIN, IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.