World War II (WWII)
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Mountrail
Date of Loss:
Military Service:
- Rank:
Private First Class
- Branch of Service:
Army
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Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
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Regiment / Group / Brigade:
16th Infantry Regiment
- Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
1st Infantry Division
Silver Star
Circumstances:
KIA D-Day Normandy Beach
Biography:
Born February 4, 1922 in Van Hook ND. Resident Mountrail County. Entered US Army at Fort Snelling MN on November 20, 1942. Served European African Middle Eastern Theater. Killed in Action June 6, 1944. Buried in Plot J. Row 7, Grave 7 at Normandy France Normandy American Cemetery at St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France. Received Siver Star and Purple Heart Name included in Register of ND Veterans WWII book Page 66. Name included on All Veterans Memorial located on ND Capitol Grounds, Bismarck ND.