Edward Koehler

World War I
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Fallen

Eckman, ND

County:
Bottineau

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company K, 358th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Sept. 12, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on June 28, 1921, and buried at Glenburn, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1720 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Bottineau county. Born, Chicago, Ill., May 2, 1889, of German parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Bottineau on April 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 30, 1918; Battery F, 338th Field Artillery, to May 17, 1918; Company K, 358th Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sector: Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine).