World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Richland
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Seaman
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS New York
Circumstances:
Died on USS New York at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, on June 25, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3440 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, (place not given), June, 1899, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in the Navy at Minneapolis, Minn., on May 4, 1917. Home awaiting orders until June 27, 1917. Served at Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I., to Aug. 3, 1917; USS New York, to death. Grades: Apprentice Seaman, 91 days; Seaman 2nd Class, 271 days; Seaman, 55 days.