World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Divide
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
571st Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
390th Bomber Group
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater
Circumstances:
Shot down 16 September in B-17 #42-5903 'Ascend Charlie'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Biography:
born Colgan, ND 19 Dec 22; resident Divide County, ND; entered AUS Ft Rosecrans, Calif 28 Feb 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 16 Sep 43 European Area; buried in Plot D, Row 2, Grave 44, Cambridge, England.