County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Military Service:
- Rank:
1st Lieutenant
- Branch of Service:
Army
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Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
B-24D Liberator #41-23855
- Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
402nd Bomb Squadron
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Regiment / Group / Brigade:
39th Bomb Group
Medals and Honors:
Circumstances:
He was killed when the bomber went off course during a training flight and crashed into Mt. Baldy, in the White Mountain Range at the Arizona-New Mexico border. Nine other Army fliers also perished.
Biography:
born Buffalo, NDak 10 Nov 19; resident Cass County, NDak; entered US Army Ft Rosecrans, Calif 27 Jun 40; died in service 11 Sep 42 near St Johns, Ariz; buried in Plot 13, Row 2, Grave 5, SE Quarter,
Buffalo Cemetery, Buffalo, NDak.