County:
Stutsman

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    2nd Lieutenant
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    389th Fighter Squadron
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    366th Fighter Group
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    European African Middle Eastern Theater
Medals and Honors:

Circumstances:

Pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt, 389th Fighter Squadron 366th Fighter Group. Killed in a crash on the runway of the airfield A-89 (Le Culot, Belgium)

Biography:

born Turtle Lake, NDak 4 Dec 24; resident Stutsman County, NDak; entered AUS Fargo, NDak 12 Dec 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 20 Dec 44 Belgium; buried Division A, Section Q, Block 18, Grave 7 at Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown, NDak.