World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Mayville, ND
County:
Traill
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
2nd Lt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company F, 26th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Died on July 20, 1918, at Field Hospital No. 12, of wounds received in action at Aisne-Marne.
Remains returned to U. S. on Jan. 17, 1921, and buried at Mayville, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2234 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, under age. Born, Mayville, N. Dak., Aug. 8, 1896, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enrolled in the First Officers Training Camp at Fort Snelling, Minn., on May 12, 1917. Commissioned and called into active service as a 2nd Lieutenant, on Aug. 15, 1917. Assigned to Company F, 26th Infantry, to death. Principal stations: Fort Snelling, Minn.; New York, N. Y.; AEF. Overseas from Sept. 7, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Sommerviller (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.