World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Velva, ND
County:
McHenry
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Died of wounds received in action, Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried in Grave 144, Plot 3, Section E, American Cemetery, Vaubecourt-Meuse, France. Reburied in Arlington Cemetery, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 583 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant. Born, Linden, Iowa, July 2, 1891, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 23, 1917. Served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Aug. 11, 1917. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Wounded, slightly, June 17, 1918. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No.1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.