Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
SERVED FROM MARCH 13, 1942 TO NOVEMBER 16, 1945. SAILED FOR THE PACIFIC ON JANUARY 13, 1943; FOUGHT AT SAIPAN, IWO JIMA, AND TINIAN. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL CITATION AND THE PURPLE HEART.