Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Revere, Massachusetts
Honored By
Edward G. Webb
Relationship
Stepson
INFANTRY RIFLEMAN, CORPORAL, SQUAD LEADER, K COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 5TH MARINES, 1ST DIVISION, U.S. MARINE CORPS FROM 1938 - 1945. LANDED AT GUADALCANAL ON AUGUST 7, 1942. EVACUATED TO NEW ZEALAND ON OCTOBER 25, 1942. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF BLOODY RIDGE, THE MATANIKAU RIVER OFFENSIVE AND THE BATTLE FOR HENDERSON FIELD.