World War II
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Fallen

County:
Grand Forks

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Corporal

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company M

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
4th Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
164th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
Americal 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 Guadalcanal

Circumstances:

He died in a Japanese bombing raid on Guadalcanal the day his regiment landed on the island.

Biography:

 born Westhope, NDak 2 Dec 21; resident Grand Forks County, NDak; entered AUS Grand Forks, NDak 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 13 Oct 42 Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; buried in Plot C, Grave 253, National Memorial of the Pacific, Hawaii.