Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Somerville, Massachusetts
Honored By
Henry Gonzales
Relationship
Nephew
Served from May 25, 1944-Jan 1946. May 1944 he reports to boot camp at Parris island, SC, in January 1945 assigned to Marine Detachment, USS TUSCALOOSA participated in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. July 1945 temp duty on USS CHARRETTE with CTF 74, served in occupational duty in Jinsen, Korea and Tsing Tao and Shanghai, China. Then assigned to Casualty Company, Marine Barrack San Francisco, California, in Jan 1946 transferred to Marine Barrack Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.