World War II
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POW
POW
Tioga, ND
County:
McLean
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Sergeant
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company G
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
7th Infantry Regiment
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
North Africa
Sicily
Medals and Honors:
Circumstances:
He was captured by the German Army in Anzio, Italy in February 1944. He was imprisoned at Stalag 2B in Germany, although he spent much of his time working at a local farm. He marched over 600 miles west across Germany before he was liberated by the U.S. Army in April 1945.