ENLISTED ON 12 MARCH
1943. TRAINED AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND CAMP PENDELTON,
CALIFORNIA. DEPLOYED WITH THE 1ST BATTALION, 11TH MARINE REGIMENT,
1ST MARINE DIVISION BATTERY B 'CANNON COCKERS'. PARTICIPATED IN THE
BATTLE OF OKINAWA. IN THE FALL OF 1945 MOVED TO TIANJIN, CHINA AS
PEACE KEEPERS. DISCHARGED IN APRIL 1946 AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AS
A SERGEANT.
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