World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Barnes
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Rank:
Gunnery Sergeant
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
21st Marines Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
3rd Marine Division
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 Guam
Biography:
born Lehr, ND 10 Jul 18; resident Barnes County, ND; entered USMC Denver, Colo 24 Aug 40; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 21 Jul 44 Guam; buried in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii