County:
Nelson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
383rd 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:

Died in service in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Biography:

born Kloten, ND 15 Feb 22; resident Nelson County, ND; entered AUS Fargo, ND 5 Apr 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 24 Oct 44 Leyte, PI; buried in Valley Grove Cemetery, Kloten, ND.