Lakota, ND
County:
Nelson
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Air Force
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
339th All Weather Squadron
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
35th Fighter Interceptor Wing
Circumstances:
Lost while returning from operations to cover Rheinholte in the Yellow Sea. His plane crashed in mountains short of the runway at Iwakuni during bad weather.