Orville C. Drosdal

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World War II (WWII)
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MIA

Van Hook, ND


County:
Mountrail

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Radioman Third Class
    Branch of Service:
    Navy
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    United States Naval Reserve
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Died while in MIA status. Served as a radio operator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin when a kamikaze hit his general quarters station.

Biography:

Memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial.