World War II (WWII)
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Ramsey
Date of Loss:
Recovered:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Rank:
Sergeant
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company L
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
Third Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
8th Marines Regiment
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 Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Biography:
born Starkweather, NDak 29 Mar 14; resident Ramsey County, NDak; entered USMC Seattle, Wash 10 Dec 38; served Asiatic
Pacific Theater; KIA 12 Nov 43 South Pacific; remains not recovered; cenotaph at
Trinity-Bergen Cemetery, Ramsey County, NDak