Andrew Oscar Bothun [sic] (possibly Bothen)

World War I
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Fallen

Sherwood, ND

County:
Renville

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Sept. 29, 1918.

Buried, Grave 8, Row 10, Block A, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 350 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Renville county. Born, Albert Lea, Minn., April 8, 1891, of American-Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Mohall on May 25, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 7th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company E, 157th Infantry, to Sept. 15, 1918; Company E, 110th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Clermont (Lorraine).