World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Freeman, MO
County:
Rolette
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
164th Field Hospital, 116th Sanitary Train
Circumstances:
Died on Sept. 26, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in France. Reburied in Grave 2251, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 727 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Rolette county. Born, Freeman, Mo., April 17, 1890, of German-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company G, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Rolla, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company G, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (164th Field Hospital, 116th Sanitary Train), to Aug. 6, 1918; 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Overseas from Dec. 11, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sectors: Rupt and Troyon (Lorraine).