Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Blairstown, New Jersey
Honored By
Ms. Sarah J. Ostby
Relationship
Niece
SERVED IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, CAROLINE ISLANDS, GILBERT ISLANDS, MARSHALL ISLANDS, GUAM, SAIPAN, TINIAN. HE WAS IN THE LAST FIGHTING ON IWO JIMA, IE SHIMA ON THE DAY ERNIE PYLE WAS KILLED AND ON OKINAWA DURING THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. RECEIVED LEGION OF MERIT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 10 BATTLE STARS AND AN ARROWHEAD. SERVED SUMMER 1941 TO JANUARY 1946.