World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Williams
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Seaman 2nd Class
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 in Okinawa
Biography:
born Hanks, ND 11 Sep 23; resident Williams County, ND; entered US Navy Williston, ND 29 May 44; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 12 Apr 45 Okinawa; buried in Grave 565, Section E, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.