World War II
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              Fallen
          
  
      
      
  		                        
              
  		  			Fallen
          County:
            
Walsh
      Date of Loss:
            
      
Branch of Service: 
            
    		                  Navy
      Rank:
            
Seaman 1st Class
      
            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 Stirling Island
Biography:
            
born Laskin, ND 20 Dec 22; resident Walsh County, ND; entered US Navy Portland, Ore 26 Jan 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 12 Jan 44 Stirling Island; buried in Plot C, Grave 13948, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN