World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Divide
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Rank:
Private First Class
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
24th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
4th Marine 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
Medals and Honors:
Circumstances:
Killed in action in Iwo Jima
Biography:
born Taconite, Minn 14 Sep 24; resident Divide County, NDak; entered USMC from Divide County, NDak 18 May 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 24 Feb 45 Iwo Jima; buried in Grave 1, in South of Lot 59, Block 1 at Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, Crosby, NDak.