World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Benson
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B, 58th Infantry
Circumstances:
Drowned on May 23, 1918, in the sinking of the Moldavia.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2939 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Benson county. Born, Fort Totten, N. Dak., April 22, 1895, of American parents. Occupation - Laborer. Inducted at Minnewaukan ND on March 12, 1918. Sent to Camp Greene, N.C. Served in Company B, 58th Infantry, to death. Served overseas from May 6, 1918 until his death May 23, 1918.