Enlisted March 1944 age 18 United States Marine Corps in 6th Marine Division 29th Regiment Co.I 3rd Platoon.
Training Camp Lejune North Carolina.
Promoted to Corporal 1945.Tour of duty:Guadalcanal 8 months,combat Okinawa Japan,wounded 12 April 1945 during the invasion of Okinawa Japan.
Awarded Purple Heart
Presidential Unit Citation.
Commanding Officer,Lt.Larry P.Sullivan
Discharged Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1946
Enlisted March 1944 age 18 United States Marine Corps in 6th Marine Division 29th Regiment Co.I 3rd Platoon.
Training Camp Lejune North Carolina.
Promoted to Corporal 1945.Tour of duty:Guadalcanal 8 months,combat Okinawa Japan,wounded 12 April 1945 during the invasion of Okinawa Japan.
Awarded Purple Heart
Presidential Unit Citation.
Commanding Officer,Lt.Larry P.Sullivan
Discharged Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1946
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CPL US Marine Corps World War II Purple Heart
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