World War II
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MIA

Linton, ND

County:
Emmons

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Coxswain

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
United States Navy

Circumstances:

Died while in MIA status - buried at sea. Died aboard the USS Atik when it was hit on the port side ahead of the bridge by a G7e torpedo from U-123 about 300 miles east of Norfolk. The ship caught fire where it was hit and settled by the bow with a list to port. All hands were lost, either in the explosion when the ship sank or during a gale that hit the area shortly afterwards.

Biography:

Memorialized at East Coast Memorial in New York.