World War I
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Fallen

County:
Burke

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D, 424th Telegraph Railway Battalion, Signal Corps

Circumstances:

Died at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., of broncho pneumonia, on Oct. 25, 1918.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 1, page 319 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Willmar, Minn., Nov. 11, 1896, of Swedish parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Minot on June 4, 1918. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in 15th Service Company, Signal Corps, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., to Sept. 24, 1918; Company D, 424th Telegraph Railway Battalion, Signal Corps, to death.