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Submitted: 11/13/16 • Approved: 11/14/16 • Last Updated: 3/29/18 • R60450-G0-S3
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US MARINE CORPS
Fleet Marine Force Company H 3 Battalion 5 Marine 1 Marine Division
Korea
September 25, 1929 - September 29, 1950
Killed in Action in North Korea by gunshot or small arms fire when fighting the enemy in a house to house battle.
Purple Heart
Combat Action Ribbon
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
National Defense Medal
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Enlisted in the Marines October 5, 1946 and released September 29, 1950
Photo Provided By Leon Barton
Contributed on 11/13/16
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Record #: 60450