World War II
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Fallen

County:
Stutsman

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Marines

Rank:
Private

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
23rd Marine Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
5th 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

Engagements/Battles:
Battle of Iwo Jima

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

Biography:

born Jamestown, ND 10 Apr 23; resident Stutsman County, ND; entered USMC Mpls, MN 24 Apr 44; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 7 Mar 45 Iwo Jima; buried in Grave I, Lot 93, Calvary Cemetery, Jamestown, ND.