Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
ENTERED JANUARY 1, 1942 AND SAILED FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER JULY 23, 1944. FOUGHT AT IWO JIMA WITH THE 5TH MARINES. KILLED IN ACTION AT IWO JIMA, FEBRUARY 24, 1945. WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH CITATION.