World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Sheyenne, ND
County:
Benson
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on May 27, 1918.
Buried in Grave 14, Row 17, Block C, Somme American Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Joe W Bouret.
Name included in the Benson County WWI Honr Roll of Casualties.
Information found in Volume 1, page 354 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Benson county. Born, Sheyenne, N. Dak., Sept. 7, 1892, of Canadian parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company B, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at New Rockford, on Oct. 1, 1917. Served in Company B, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company B, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 5, 1918; Company A, 26th Infantry, 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.