World War II (WWII)
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Oliver
Date of Loss:
Recovered:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Yoeman Third Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS Johnston
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 off the Samar Islands
Biography:
born Ottercreek, NDak 27 Mar 24; resident Oliver County, NDak; entered US Navy Farragut, Idaho 4 Jun 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 26 Oct 45 Samar Islands; remains not recovered; memorialized in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck, ND and on the Tablets of the Missing in the Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.