Louis J. Haahr

First Lieutenant Louis J Haahr University of North Dakota yearbook 1942 photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Grand Forks

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    First Lieutenant
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    155th Infantry
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Philippine Islands

Biography:

Louis J Haahr was born in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota on December 11, 1921, to Christian Haahr and Ruth Esther Eckman. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on July 10, 1942. First Lieutenant Haahr served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and was killed in action on May 3, 1945, in the Philippine Islands. He is buried in Grave 14252, Block 25, Section C at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. 

First Lieutenant Louis J Haahr grave marker photo

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave