World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Medo, MN
County:
Pembina
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company M, 102nd Infantry
Circumstances:
Died on Nov. 26, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Remains returned to U. S. and buried in Medo Lutheran Cemetery, Medo, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1565 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Pembina county. Born, Farsund, Norway, Sept. 5, 1890. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Cavalier on Nov. 21, 1917. Served in Company L, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 28, 1917; Company I, 348th Infantry, to March 27, 1918; Camp Pike No. 1 March Replacement Draft, to May 5, 1918; Company C, 163rd Infantry, to May 13, 1918; Company M, 102nd Infantry, to death. Overseas from April 19, 1918, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Champagne-Marne. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Pas Fini (Ile-de-France); Toul-Boucq (Lorraine).