County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Military Service:
- Rank:
Storekeeper Third Class
- Branch of Service:
Navy
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Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS Pollux
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Major Battle/Theatre:
North Atlantic
Medals and Honors:
Circumstances:
Died in service on the USS Pollux when it ran aground during a storm in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, and broke up in the surf, killing everyone on board
Biography:
born Moorhead, Minn 20 Apr 18; resident Cass County, NDak; entered US Navy Mpls, Minn 2 Dec 41; served North Atlantic Area; died in service 18 Feb 42 Newfoundland; buried in Plot 143, Grave 4, Section H Riverside Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.