World War II
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Fallen

County:
Hettinger

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private First Class

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
50th Engineer Combat Battalion

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 Attu Island, Alaska

Biography:

born Bentley, ND 21 Dec 12; resident Hettinger County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 1 Oct 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 29 May 43 Attu Island, Alaska; buried in Bentley Cemetery, Bentley, ND.