World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Mercer
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Corporal
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
421st Base Unit
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
4th Air Force
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Circumstances:
On December 22, 1944 he was on the crew of the B-24J Liberator #44-40523 when they departed from Muroc Field in California during a routine training flight. They crashed and exploded during a snowstorm on Mount Gleason north of Glendale, California
Biography:
born Zap, ND 9 Apr 25; resident Mercer County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 20 Oct 43; died in service 22 Dec 44 Van Nuys, CA; buried in Now 4, Grave 123, Section 25-144-88, Lutheran Cemetery, Beulah, ND.