World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Milnor, ND
County:
Sargent
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company L, 50th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of measles and broncho pneumonia, at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D. C., on May 23, 1918.
Buried at Milnor, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 261 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, under age. Born, Milnor, N. Dak., Dec. 28, 1898, of Norwegian-Finnish parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at St. Louis, Mo., on March 17, 1918. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Company L, 50th Infantry, to death.