World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Grand Forks
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Corporal
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company M
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
4th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
Americal 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:
Asiatic Pacific Theater
Engagements/Battles:
Battle of Guadalcanal
Circumstances:
He died in a Japanese bombing raid on Guadalcanal the day his regiment landed on the island.
Biography:
born Westhope, NDak 2 Dec 21; resident Grand Forks County, NDak; entered AUS Grand Forks, NDak 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 13 Oct 42 Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; buried in Plot C, Grave 253, National Memorial of the Pacific, Hawaii.