World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Sergeant
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
859th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
492nd Bomber Group, 15th Special Group, Provisional, Heavy
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater
Circumstances:
On February 9, 1945 he was on the crew of the B-24 Liberator #42-7563 during a mission to drop supplies to partisans fighting the Nazis in Yugoslavia. Their aircraft exploded in mid-air as they crossed the Adriatic coast over present day Croatia.
Biography:
born Dickey, ND 7 Sep 19; resident Cass County, ND; entered US Army Ft Snelling, Minn 28 Sep 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 9 Feb 45 Yugoslavia; buried in Section 82, Grave 63, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, Missouri.