World War II
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Fallen

County:
Benson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Staff Sergeant

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
382nd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
96th Infantry 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 in Tabantabon, Leyte, Philippine Islands

Biography:

born St Charles, Minn 3 May 20; resident Benson County, NDak; entered US Army Ft Snelling, Minn 15 Aug 40; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; K1A 26 Oct 44 Tabantabon, Leyte, P.I.; buried in Plot N, Row 2, Grave 31, Manila, P.I.