World War I
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Fallen

Tomah, WI

County:
Stark

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.1st Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company K, 164th Infantry

Medals and Honors:
Silver Star

Circumstances:

Killed in Meuse-Argonne on Oct. 9, 1918.

Buried, Tomah, Wis.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Golden Valley county.

Information found in Volume 4, page 3375 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Ontario, Wis., April 27, 1899, of American parents. Occupation - clerk. Enlisted in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Dickinson, on June 14, 1917. Served in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company K, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company D, 16th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Aug. 2, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., on Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.