World War II
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Fallen

County:
Williams

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Seaman 2nd Class

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 Okinawa

Biography:

born Hanks, ND 11 Sep 23; resident Williams County, ND; entered US Navy Williston, ND 29 May 44; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 12 Apr 45 Okinawa; buried in Grave 565, Section E, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.