County:
Pembina
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
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
Circumstances:
Technical Sergeant Kargel was one of thirteen airmen killed when U.S. Army Air Corps B-29 Superfortress #44-86329 crashed while landing at Kirtland Army Airfield, near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Biography:
born International Falls, Minn 27 Jun 22; resident Pembina County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 19 Nov 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 14 Jul 45 Albuquerque, NMex; buried in Block E, Lot 61 in Crystal City Cemetery, Crystal, ND.