World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Burke
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Flight Officer
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
82nd Troop Carrier Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
436th Troop Carrier Group
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:
He was a glider pilot in support of the D-Day landings at Normandy in what was known as Glider Operation Neptune.
Biography:
born Aneta, NDak 28 Sep 12; resident Burke County, NDak; entered AUS Lubbock, Tex 23 Oct 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 6 Jun 44 France; buried in Grave 14150, Block 24, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.