Private First Class Arnold H Hausauer in uniform standing in front of a car photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Sheridan


Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    382nd Infantry Regiment
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Okinawa

Biography:

Arnold Herman Hausauer was born May 11, 1925 on the family farm near Skogmo, Sheridan County, North Dakota.
He graduated from McClusky High School in 1943 and was drafted into the Army shortly afterward.
Arnold was killed June 18, 1945 while serving in Okinawa. He was leading his men up to a building and accidentally stepped on a land mine. He was first buried on Okinawa but was re-interred at McClusky City Cemetery in June of 1949. He rests next to his father and mother.