World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Williams
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Private
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
381st Infantry Regiment
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:
A shell hit his whole company and they were buried there in one grave with their names on a large grave site memorial. They were in Okinawa when it happened.
Biography:
born Hanks, ND 10 Apr 21; resident Williams County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 30 Oct 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 13 Apr 45 Okinawa; buried in Plot N, Grave 1216, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.