Born in Raymond, California, July 23, 1930
Graduated from the Granite Union High School, Raymond June 1948
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, September 1948, Honorable Dismissal granted September 1950

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
060124 USMC

Military Training

Enlisted in the US Marine Corps Reserve in San Diego, California 25 March 1948.
10 Apr 1951; granted an honorable discharge to enlist in the regular Marine Corps.
Enlisted in the US Marine Corps in San Francisco, 11 April 1951; assigned to active duty same date and transferred to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego.
12 July 1951; appointed Private First Class and transferred to the Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron-3, MC Air Station, El Toro (Santa Ana) Calif.

Active Service Assignments

15 Sep 1951; Departed the continental United States.
3 Oct 1951; joined the Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron-2, Marine Air Control Group-2, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force.
3 Oct 1951 to 7 Aug 1952; participated in action against the enemy forces in Korea.
25 Aug 1952; returned to the continental United States and joined Marine Tactical Air Control Squadron-3, Marine Air Control Gp-3, Marine Air Station, El Toro, California.
Commissioned temporary Second Lieutenant, USMC, 4 May 1953 at MC Air Station, El Toro; transferred to Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia for duty under instruction in the 23d Special Basic Course; Transferred to Marine Aviation Detachment, Naval Air Basic Training Command, Naval Air Station,
Pensacola, Florida for duty as a student under instruction as a student naval aviator.
29 July 1954; transferred to Marine Barracks, Naval Air Advanced Training Command, NAS, Corpus Christi, Texas for duty under instruction.
Commissioned First Lieutenant, USMC, 3 September 1954.
Dec 1954; Transferred to Aircraft, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California and assigned to Marine Fighter Squadron-235, Marine Aircraft Group-11 and sent overseas where he remained as a member of this command until his death.

Lieutenant Iverson was accidentally killed* February 1956 while flying a jet plane over Tokyo, Japan.
* Broken oxygen line at 30,000 feet.

Decorations and Awards

GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL 1951-1954, the United States and Korea
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL 1951-1953, the United States and Korea
UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL 1951-1952, Korea
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION 1952-1953, 1st Mar Air Wing
KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION 1951-1953, 1st Mar Air Wing