World War I
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Fallen
Cooperstown
Circumstances:
Killed in action, on Oct. 2, 1918.
Buried, Grave 37, Row 16, Block C, 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 1196 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Griggs county. Born, Sun Prairie, Wis., Nov. 6, 1893, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - carpenter. Inducted at Cooperstown on April 3, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 21, 1918; 138th Infantry, to July 2, 1918; Company E, 140th Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 4, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine); Gerardmer (Alsace).