World War II
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Fallen

County:
Nelson

Date of Loss:

Recovered:
Remains not recovered

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Aviation Radioman

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS Yorktown

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 Yap Island

Biography:

born Michigan, ND 6 Mar 22; resident Nelson County, ND; entered US Navy Seattle, WA 2 Sep 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 27 Jul 44 Yap Island; memorialized in Perris Valley Cemetery, Perris, CA.