World War II (WWII)
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Rolette
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Private First Class
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
222nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
42nd Infantry Division
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater
Engagements/Battles:
Battle of the Bulge
Circumstances:
Killed in action in France
Biography:
born Belcourt, NDak 18 Aug 25; resident Rolette County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 25 May 44; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 25 Jan 45 France; buried in Plot 2-K, Row 1, Grave 5192, United States Military Cemetery, Epinal, France.
Gregory R Desjarlais was a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Native American Indians.