World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Landa, ND
County:
Bottineau
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Oct. 6, 1918.
Buried, Grave 40, Row 1, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1558 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Bottineau county. Born, Evansville, Minn., Nov. 8, 1893, of Swedish parents. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Bottineau on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 8th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company F, 157th Infantry, to Sept. 15, 1918; Company H, 110th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, July 1, 1918; Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Clermont (Lorraine).