World War I
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MIA
Fallen
MIA
Fallen
Ansonville, PA
County:
Ward
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:
Killed in action on June 6, 1918.
Grave unlocated. Missing in Action or Buried at Sea. Tablets of the Missing at Somme American Cemetery, Bony, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1697 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, over age. Born, Ansonville, Pa., 1877, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 14, 1917. Served in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company K, 16th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Oct. 15, 1917. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: 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.