Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Helena, Montana
Honored By
Charles G. Cromwell
ENLISTED WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL AND UPON GRADUATING WAS SENT TO COLLEGE UNDER THE V-12 PROGRAM. AFTER BASIC TRAINING AND OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS), WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT AND SERVED STATESIDE. WAS CALLED UP FOR THE KOREAN WAR AND ATTAINED THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.