Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Joe Geldhof
Relationship
Brother
HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE MARINE CORPS ON AUGUST 17, 1942 AND ASSIGNED TO VMD154 ON ESPIRITU SANTO ISLAND, NEW HEBRIDES, NEW CALEDONIA AND GUADALCANAL IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE IN DECEMBER 3, 1942. HE ARRIVED IN THE U.S. ON JANUARY 23, 1944 AND WAS ASSIGNED TO VMD954, MARINE AIR WING, IN KINGSTON, NORTH CAROLINA. HE DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 2, 1945.