World War II
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POW
Fallen
POW
Fallen
County:
Richland
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Air Corps
Circumstances:
POW: Cabanatuan Prisoner of War Camp, Luzon, Philippines.
Died of dysentery and malnutrition on October 24, 1942. Buried in mass grave at POW Camp.
Remains recovered October 1952.
Buried Bethany Free Lutheran Cemetery, Abercrombie, Richland County, North Dakota.
Biography:
Born in Abercrombie, Richland County, North Dakota on 4 December 1917. Resident of Richland County North Dakota. Entered US Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 15 December 1939. Served Asiatic Pacific Theater. Died in Service October 24, 1942 while Prisoner of War. Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at the State Capital Bismarck, North Dakota. Name included in the Register of North Dakota Veterans for World War II page 1096.