| Branch of Service or Wartime Activity: |
U.S. Marines |
|
Enlisted |
| Service dates: |
6/23/1948 to 11/07/1952 |
| Highest Rank: |
Sergeant |
| Unit, Division, Battalion, Group, Ship, etc. |
20th Infantry Battalion - 8th Marine Corps Reserve Depot, Oklahoma City, OK, Discharged from service at 8th Marine Corps Reserve Depot, New Orleans, LA |
| War, operation, or conflict served in: |
Korea - First Marine Division |
| Locations of service: |
Oklahoma City, OK, Camp Pendleton, CA , Korea - Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA |
| Battles/Campaigns: |
Asiatic Pacific, Assult and Seizure of Inchon, Wonsan-Hangnam-Chosin Campaign, Korea |
| Medals or special awards: |
Presidential Unit Citation w/ 1*U.S.; Presidential Unit Citation Korea; Korean Service Medal w/ 3* Fro Assault & Seizure of Inchon & capture of Seoul; Wonsan-Hangnam-Chosin Reservoir; Central Front |
| Special duties / highlights / achievements: |
Served under Brigadier General Chesty Puller, 1st Marine Div., as gunner and truck driver with Col. Olin Beal, commanding officer of Motor Transport Battalion, 1st Marine Div. |
| Was the veteran a prisoner of war? |
No |
| Did the veteran sustain combat or service-related injuries? |
No |
| Addional Bio Info: |
United Nations Service Ribbon; National Defense Ribbon; Combat Action Ribbon; Korea Service Medal given by the Korean government in the year 2000 on the 50th Anniversary of the conflict. Received the United Daughters of the Confederacy MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD on 22 day of 2009, presented by Mattie T. Wright Chapter 2533, Jacksonville Beach, FL for this service in Korea with the U.S. Marines |