ENLISTED ON JUNE 18,
1943 AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. RECRUIT TRAINING AT RECRUIT DEPOT, SAN
DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. ADVANCE TRAINING AT CAMP JOSEPH H. PENDLETON,
OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA WITH THE HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE COMPANY
ENGINEER BATTALION, 29TH MARINE DIVISION. SERVED WITH THE SIXTH
ENGINEER BATTALION, COMPANY C, SIXTH MARINE DIVISION 'THE STRIKING
SIXTH'. ONLY MARINE DIVISION NEVER TO SERVE WITHIN THE UNITED
STATES. DISCHARGED AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 1946 AS A
CORPORAL. AWARDS INCLUDE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR
EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION ON OKINAWA, NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION,
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII
VICTORY MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL WITH ASIA CLASP AND
CHINA SERVICE MEDAL.
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