World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Slope
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
Americal Division
Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater
Engagements/Battles:
New Caledonia, Fiji Islands, Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Philippine Islands
Medals and Honors:
Circumstances:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
Biography:
Ernest Michael Holzemer was born in White Lake Township, Slope County, North Dakota to John Peter Holzemer and Susan Elizabeth Ficker Holzemer on March 25, 1916. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on April 30, 1941. Staff Sergeant Holzemer served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and was killed in action on February 20, 1945, in Leyte, Philippines. He is buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Plot B, Row 12, Grave, 123, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines. He received the Good Conduct Medal, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, and the Purple Heart.
Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave/County Book