Dreng H. Roisland

World War I
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Fallen

Kloten, ND

County:
Nelson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B, 109th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Oct. 10, 1918.

Buried, Grave 5, Row 2, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 4, page 2744 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, Kloten, N. Dak., June 25, 1893, of Norwegian-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Lakota on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 7th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company H, 157th Infantry, to Sept. 15, 1918; Company B, 109th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Clermont (Lorraine).