World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Nelson
Date of Loss:
Recovered:
Remains not recovered
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Aviation Radioman
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS Yorktown
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:
Killed in action in Yap Island
Biography:
born Michigan, ND 6 Mar 22; resident Nelson County, ND; entered US Navy Seattle, WA 2 Sep 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 27 Jul 44 Yap Island; memorialized in Perris Valley Cemetery, Perris, CA.