World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
McHenry
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Seaman 1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS Helena
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
Engagements/Battles:
Pearl Harbor
Circumstances:
Died in service on December 13, 1941, due to injuries he sustained from the Pearl Harbor attack.
Biography:
born Anamoose, ND 4 Jul 22; resident McHenry County, ND; entered US Navy Mpls, MN 13 Aug 40; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 13 Dec 41 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; buried in Plot B, Grave 338-N, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #683 in Anamoose, North Dakota is named in honor of Oswald.