World War II
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MIA
MIA
Devils Lake, ND
County:
Ramsey
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class
Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater
Circumstances:
On October 30, 1944, while the Belleau Wood was patrolling with her task group east of Leyte in the Philippines, she shot down a Japanese kamikaze plane, which fell on her flight deck aft, causing fires which set off ammunition. Before the fire could be brought under control, 92 men had either died or were missing. AMM 1C Carlyle James Fuglie was among those listed as killed in the incident.
Biography:
Buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
His nephew writes about his life here