ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 29 JUNE 1942 AT DETROIT,
MICHIGAN. 1 OCTOBER 1942 WAS ASSIGNED TO THIRTEENTH CANDIDATE CLASS QUANTICO,
VIRGINIA. 1 OCTOBER 1943, 2ND LIEUTENANT ASSIGNED TO 1ST BATTALION, 29TH
MARINES, 6TH MARINE DIVISION. HE WAS PRESENTED THE NAVY CROSS FOR ACTION ON 2
JULY 1944 ON SAIPAN. 1 APRIL 1945, LANDED ON OKINAWA, UNIT EARNED THE
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION 1 APRIL TO 21
JUNE 1945.