World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Barnes
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company G, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on May 21, 1918.
Buried in Grave 10, Row 16, Block C, Somme American Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1450 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, under age. Born, Waterloo, Wis., 1898, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company G, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Valley City, on June 23, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company G, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company G, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 12, 1918; 1st Company Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Division, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.