World War II
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MIA
MIA
County:
Rolette
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Torpedoman's Mate 2c
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
United States Naval Reserve
Circumstances:
Died while in MIA status while stationed aboard the destroyer USS Johnston when the ship was sunk by a Japanese fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Biography:
Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery.