County:
Eddy
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Private First Class
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
105th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
27th 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 Saipan; Not confirmed however family has understood that his unit was landed on the wrong beach in Saipan and the Japanese wiped out the entire unit before they even got to the beach. That beach had not been previously bombarded, so the Japanese were in full strength. However, history indicates that Saipan was secured on July 9, 1944. It could be that Roland was killed during the campaign.
Biography:
born Sheyenne, ND 8 Jun 18; resident Eddy County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 28 Oct 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 9 Jul 44 Saipan, Marianas Islands; buried in Plot N, Grave 640, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii