World War II
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Fallen

County:
Mountrail

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
PFC

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Medals and Honors:
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.