Edwin E. Tuma

Lieutenant Junior Grade Edwin E Tuma in full dress uniform sitting photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Burleigh

Date of Loss:

Recovered:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Lieutenant Junior Grade
    Branch of Service:
    Navy
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action when the plane he was in was shot down by the Japanese. 

Biography:

born Dickinson, ND 21 Apr 17; resident Burleigh County, ND; entered US Navy Mpls, MN 15 Nov 40; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 14 Oct 42 Pacific Area; memorialized in the Court of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii