World War II
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Fallen

County:
Barnes

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
63rd Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
24th Infantry 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:

Died in service in Leyte, Philippine Islands from wounds sustained in battle

Biography:

born Oriska, ND 13 Feb 21; resident Barnes County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 13 Jan 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 23 Nov 44 Leyte, PI; buried in Plot 2, Block 3, Oriska Cemetery, Oriska, ND.