World War I
-
Fallen
Fallen
Valley City, ND
County:
Barnes
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
53rd Depot Brigade
Circumstances:
Died of broncho pneumonia, at Camp Hancock, Ga., on Oct. 6, 1918.
Buried at Valley City, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 660 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Barnes county. Born, Valley City, D. T., Oct. 20, 1889, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Valley City on Sept. 4, 1918. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Served in 161st Depot Brigade, to Sept. 27, 1918; 53rd Depot Brigade, to death. Previous military record: Company G, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, from 1910 to 1913.