World War II
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Fallen

County:
Emmons

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Carrier Strike Group 2

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

Circumstances:

Killed in action in the Asiatic Area

Biography:

born Strasburg, ND 21 Dec 21; resident Emmons County, ND; entered US Navy Fargo, ND 19 Oct 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 18 May 45 Asiatic Area; buried in Plot N, Grave 1511, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.