World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Captain
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company L
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
387th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
97th 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:
European African Middle Eastern Theater
Circumstances:
He was killed after he had thrown a hand grenade into a German tank which was on the main road to the town of Nuttum ... A nearby German soldier shot the Captain as he turned away from the flaming tank.
Biography:
born Hickson, ND 27 May 11; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Presidio of San Francisco, CA 14 Jul 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 15 Apr 45 Germany; buried in Plot J, Row 1, Grave 10, Netherlands, Holland.