Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Honored By
The Santa Fe Connection
ENTERED ON DECEMBER 18, 1941. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER EARNING HONORS INCLUDING THE SILVER STAR FOR HEROISM ON IWO JIMA, 2 PURPLE HEARTS, THE MARINE CORPS MEDAL, 3 PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS, 4 NAVAL COMMENDATION CITATIONS, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. ALSO SERVED IN KOREAN WAR.