World War II
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Fallen

County:
Traill

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Aviation Cadet

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Circumstances:

Died in service in Springfield, Missouri, of burns received in a take-off collision at Bilbo Auxiliary Flying Field the day after the accident

Biography:

born Pettibone, ND 14 Feb 20; resident Traill County, ND; entered AUS Los Angeles, CA 16 Dec 41; died in service 24 Nov 42 Perrin Field, TX; buried in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery West, Buxton, ND.