World War II
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Fallen

County:
Golden Valley

Date of Loss:

Recovered:
Remains not recovered

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Yoeman 1st Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS Arizona

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

Engagements/Battles:
Pearl Harbor

Circumstances:

Killed in action while aboard the USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack

Biography:

born Wibaux, MT 10 Mar 17; resident Golden Valley County, ND; entered US Navy Mpls, MN 14 May 35; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 7 Dec 41 Pearl Harbor; memorialized on the Court of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.