World War II (WWII)
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POW
Fallen
POW
Fallen
County:
Golden Valley
Date of Loss:
Recovered:
Military Service:
- Rank:
Private First Class
- Branch of Service:
Army
- Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
28th Bomber Squadron
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Regiment / Group / Brigade:
19th Bomber Group
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Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater
- Conflicts Served:
World War II (WWII)
Circumstances:
He was a POW on the Shinyo Maru.
The Japanese ship "Shinyo Maru" was loaded with 750 U.S. POW's in the cargo holds. The U.S.S. Paddle (SS-263), not knowing that American POW's were on board, fired torpedoes at the ship off the coast of Mindanao and sank it. Some Japanese guards shot prisoners as they struggled from the holds after the attack or were in the water.
Biography:
born Beach, ND 1 Oct 18; resident Golden Valley County, ND; entered US Army Chicago, IL 3 Aug 39; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 7 Sep 44 Southwest Pacific Area; memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing on the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, PI.