World War II (WWII)
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MIA
Fallen
MIA
Fallen
Olga, ND
County:
Cavalier
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Aviation Ordnanceman's Mate Third Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)
Circumstances:
Reported missing after the torpedoing of the escort aircraft carrier, USS Liscome Bay, near the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati. Remains not recovered.
Biography:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Beauchamp of Olga. Entered the Navy in Minneapolis, MN on August 18, 1942. Declared deceased November 25, 1944.
Memorialized at Courts of the Missing, Court 5, Honolulu Memorial and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery
Olga, ND.
