World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Flaxton, ND
County:
Burke
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Cpl.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Motor Truck Company No. 471, 418th Motor Supply Train
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 9, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. May 31, 1921, and buried at Flaxton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 546 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Spencer, Iowa, April 22, 1897, of Danish parents. Occupation - gas engineer. Enlisted at Minot on June 4, 1918. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in 8th Company, 1st Road Regiment, Camp Joseph E. Johnston, to July 23, 1918; Motor Truck Company No. 471, 418th Motor Supply Train, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, July 29, 1918; Corporal, Oct., 1918. Overseas from Aug. 14, 1918, to death. Engagments: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.