Joined the Marines at age 17. Would serve for 24 years and retire as a Master Gunnery SGT. He caught the tail end of WW2. Also serverd in Korea, and 3 tours of duty in Vietnam. Aviation was his speciality. Flew C-47 during WW2, Flight engineer on a C-130 during Korea and crew chief and squadren crew chief of both U-34 and 46's during his 3 trips to Vietnam. Retired and passed away in 1972 due to his exposure to Agent Orange shortly after retirement.