World War II
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MIA

Cartwright, ND

County:
McKenzie

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Seaman 2c

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
United States Naval Reserve

Circumstances:

Died while on board the SS Tillie Lykes, an American steam merchant, when it was torpedoed by a German submarine about 100 miles south of the Dominican Republic. His body was lost at sea and was not recovered.

Biography:

Memorialized at the East Coast Memorial in New York City.