Nationality:

American

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division "The Silent Second", U.S. Marine Corps

For action performed from 20-24 November 1943, on the island Tarawa, Gilbert Islands.


Citation unavailable.

• - Hammel, E. & Lane, J.E., Bloody Tarawa – The 2nd Marine Division, November 20-23, 1943, Zenith Press, St. Paul, USA, 2006
  - Johnston, R.W., Follow Me! – The Story of the Second Marine Division in WWII, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987
  - Tarawa on the web.org