World War II
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Fallen

County:
Grand Forks

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Sergeant

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
164th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
Americal Division
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:

Killed in action on Leyte Island

Biography:

born Kempton, NDak 11 Apr 18; resident Grand Forks County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 6 May 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 4 Mar 45 Leyte Island; buried in Avon Two, Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Northwood, NDak.