World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Nelson
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
B-24H Liberator #42-52302 'Ken-O-Kay'
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
733rd Bomb Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
453rd Bomb Group (H)
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
Medals and Honors:
Circumstances:
Shot down by anti aircraft artillery flak on mission to Furth, and crashed just north of Nuremberg, Germany
Biography:
born Aneta, NDak 18 Oct 18; resident Nelson County, NDak; entered AUS San Francisco, Calif 15 Jul 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 25 Feb 44 Germany; buried in Plot C, Row 13, Grave 73 Lorraine, France