World War II
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Fallen

County:
McLean

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
2nd Lieutenant

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
75th 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:

Killed in action in the Achern, Germany, when hit by enemy shell fragments.

Biography:

born Rosemont Township, ND 30 Mar 19; resident McLean County, ND; entered AUS Fargo, ND 14 Mar 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 7 Apr 45 Germany; buried in Plot P, Row 14, Grave 2, Netherlands, Holland.