Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Holland, Michigan
Honored By
Andrew Grotenhuis
Drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps. Boot Camp at Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia. Shipped to the Pacific, left Guam for the Invasion of Japan, but thanks to the 'A' bomb, went to Tsingtao, China instead.