World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Jamestown, ND
County:
Stutsman
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
2nd Lt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company H, 164th Infantry
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Oct. 21, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 10, 1921, and buried in Calvary Cemetery, Jamestown, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3275 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Stanislaus county, Calif. Born, Jamestown, N. Dak., Oct. 27, 1896, of American parents. Occupation - clerk. Enlisted in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Fort Lincoln, on Aug. 2, 1917. Served in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company H, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company M, 26th Infantry, to discharge. Grade: Corporal, Feb. 9, 1918. Discharged on Sept. 30, 1918, to accept commission. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, Oct. 1, 1918. Assigned to Company H, 11th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sector: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).