World War II (WWII)
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Grant
Date of Loss:
Recovered:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Rank:
Private
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
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Peleliu Island
Biography:
born New Leipzig, ND 26 May 24; resident Grant County, ND; entered USMC Mpls, MN 20 Dec 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 15 Sep 44 Peleliu Island; memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, PI.