World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Flaxton, ND
County:
Burke
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company K, 40th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 8, 1918.
Buried, Flaxton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Edven Undhjem.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3313 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Burke county. Born, Rothsay, Minn., Dec. 17, 1893, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Bowbells on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 45th Company, 12th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Sept. 3, 1918; Company K, 40th Infantry, to death.