World War II
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Fallen

County:
Ransom

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Marines

Rank:
Corporal

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
6th Marine Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
2nd Marine 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 Saipan

Biography:

born Sheldon, ND 28 Apr 20; resident Ransom County, ND; entered USMC Mpls, MN 16 Jun 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 1 Jul 44 Saipan; buried in Plot 21, Row 4, Section 21, Walcott Cemetery, Walcott, ND.