Timeline
Birth- 21 Jan 1922
Louisiana
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 21 years
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Marine Corps
MOS
Mortarman, 60mm
Rank
Corporal
Unit
Company "K", 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 29 Aug 1942-Age: 21 years
Military Awards: WWII Victory Medal
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Peleliu
Military Awards: American Campaign Service Medal
1943
Military Awards: Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
1945
Military Awards: Navy Occupation Service Medal
"Asia" clasp
Military Awards: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal
3 Battle Stars
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Okinawa
Military Awards: China Service Medal
Tientsin, China
Battle Honors: Cape Gloucester, New Britain
Battle Honors: Capture & Occupation of Southern Palau Islands
Battle Honors: Okinawa Gunto Operation
Gender
Male
Death- 3 May 1993-Age: 71 years
Jackson, Louisiana
Other Facts
Also known as
"Snafu"
