World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Wessington, SD
County:
Mercer
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
31st Company, 8th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 12, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 270 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Mercer county. Born, Wessington, S. Dak., April 16, 1895, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Stanton on Aug. 31, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 64th Company, 16th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to Oct. 2, 1918; 31st Company, 8th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to death.