Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Amsterdam, New York
Honored By
RMCS Michael Lynett U.S. Navy (Ret)
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
Enlisted in the US Marine Corps on September 8,1944 during World War II and was discharged on August 22, 1946. He was a combat veteran of the Marine Corps and received a Purple Heart for being wounded in the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. He also took part in action at Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and the occupation of China