World War II
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MIA
MIA
Cartwright, ND
County:
McKenzie
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Seaman 2c
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
United States Naval Reserve
Circumstances:
Died while on board the SS Tillie Lykes, an American steam merchant, when it was torpedoed by a German submarine about 100 miles south of the Dominican Republic. His body was lost at sea and was not recovered.
Biography:
Memorialized at the East Coast Memorial in New York City.