World War II
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MIA
MIA
Van Hook, ND
County:
Mountrail
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Machinist's Mate 1c
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
United States Navy
Circumstances:
Died while in MIA status. Killed when the USS Hammann (DD-412) was torpedoed while alongside the damaged USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway. The destroyer was hit midship and sank in less than four minutes.
Biography:
Memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial.