Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Buffalo, New York
Honored By
Robert J. Ward
Served 1943-1946 in the Navy, 1948 in the Marine Corps and again in the Navy until retirement. Served in the South Pacific, in the jungle. Awarded the Purple Heart. Point man in the Marines. Rescued a small Japanese girl who had been shot. Gave her blood even though he was wounded.