Mike was born in Ashtabula OH on 12 February 1917. He worked in the CCC during the depression and saw significant action as an army sargent in the Pacific during WW2. He and his brother Steve changed their name from Radvansky to get better employment opp. He enlisted in the army (Panama Canal Department) on 1/oct01940. He fought as a Sargent throught the Pacific in WWII as a member of the Bushmasters brigade.