World War II
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Fallen

County:
Grant

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
2nd Lieutenant

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company K

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
164th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
Americal 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 Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Biography:

born New Leipzig, ND 21 Apr 15; resident Grant County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 19 Aug 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 23 Nov 42 Guadalcanal; buried in Grave 332, Section B, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN.