World War II
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MIA
MIA
Haynes, ND
County:
Adams
Date of Loss:
Recovered:
Remains not recovered
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
MM1
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS Trigger
Circumstances:
Died while in MIA status. Member of the crew on the USS Trigger, which was reported as lost/MIA while patrolling a known mined area of the East China Sea.
Biography:
Postwar Japanese records showed a Japanese aircraft detected and bombed a submarine in March of 1945, which may have been the USS Trigger.
BIRD, JOHN B. SN 328 90 79; born Haynes, NDak 17 May 24; resident Adams County, NDak; entered
US Navy Mpls, Minn 29 Apr 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 20 Apr 45 Guam Island; MM1;
remains not recovered.