Administrative/Biographical History
Louis James Haahr was born on December 11, 1921, in Grand Forks. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Haahr. He entered the University of North Dakota on September 19, 1938, at the age of 16, the youngest member of the freshman class. He was within one term of graduating when he received orders to report for duty on July 10, 1942, at Ft. McClellan, Alabama. Haahr was in the 155th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division. In March 1943 he was sent to Ft. Benning for advanced infantry training and was there commissioned a first lieutenant. Later he was offered a post as an artist on the staff on the camp publications at Ft. Benning, but he declined the offer in favor of combat service. Haahr was killed in action on May 3, 1945, in Mindano while campaigning to liberate the Philippines. He was buried in Parang Mindano at USAF Cemetery #1, but was later moved to the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery.
