World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Grafton, ND
County:
Walsh
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
2nd Lt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
349th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on July 4, 1918, of accidental gunshot wound.
Buried at Grafton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2001 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Walsh county. Born, Grafton, N. Dak., Jan. 12, 1895, of Canadian parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grafton, on Dec. 31, 1914. Called into federal service on June 19, 1916, for Mexican border duty and served there until discharge. Grades: Sergeant, (date not given); Corporal, June 19, 1916; Supply Sergeant, Sept. 11, 1916. Discharged from federal service at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1917, and resumed National Guard status. Detached from service in the National Guard and enrolled in the First Officers Training Camp, at Fort Snelling, Minn., on May 12, 1917. Discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Aug. 14, 1917, as a Supply Sergeant, to accept commission in the National Army. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, Aug. 15, 1917. Assigned to 349th Infantry, to death.