Date Of Birth: November 26, 1921
Place Of Birth: Beaver OH
Date Of Death: August 23, 2004
Place Of Death: Huntington WV
Place Of Burial: Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point OH
Branch Of Service: United States Marine Corps
War Or Conflict: World War Two
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Unit: Aircraft Ground Maintenance Unit
Enlistment Date: June 10, 1942
Enlistment Place: Cincinnati OH
Discharge Date: October 1945
Discharge Place: San Diego CA
Wounded In Action: No
Spouse: Virginia Murdock
Notes: Served as a crew chief in Dive Bomber Squadron PB109. He served 18 months of
active duty in the South Pacific which included the New Hebrides (Efate Island), the Solomon
Islands, Guadacanal, and Bougainville. He also served at Parris Island, Cherry Point NC,
Jacksonville FL, San Diego CA, and Pearl Harbor.
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