ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 7 MARCH 1939. RECRUIT
TRAINING AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. 31 MAY 1939 ASSIGNED TO SEA SCHOOL,
NORFOLK NAVY YARD, VIRGINIA. 30 JUNE 1939 ASSIGNED TO THE USS BROOKLYN. 31 JULY
1941 ASSIGNED TO MARINE BARRACKS, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. 30 APRIL 1942 ASSIGNED
TO MARINE BARRACKS NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT, BURNS CITY, INDIANA. 30 APRIL 1943
ASSIGNED TO COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 3RD MARINES IN THE FIELD. 31 OCTOBER 1943
ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. 31 JANUARY 1944
ASSIGNED TO MARINE BARRACKS GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS FOR DISCHARGE DUE TO
DISABILITY. RANK OF 1ST SERGEANT.