John Wesley Williams

World War I
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Fallen

County:
McHenry

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D, 307th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Oct. 16, 1918.

Buried, Grave 26, Row 15, 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 4, page 3479 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Custer County, Mont. Born, Thelma, Ind., Jan. 8, 1891, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Miles City, Mont., on June 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 23rd Company, 6th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to July 11, 1918; Supply Company, 159th Infantry, to Sept. 20, 1918; Company D, 307th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Foret-d'Argonne (Lorraine).