World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Welseth [sic], ND
County:
Ward
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company G, 352nd Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, at Chavannes les Granda, France, on Oct. 13, 1918.
Buried, Grave 23, Row 8, Block F, 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 2, page 1116 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Ward county. Born, Trondhjem, Norway, April 29, 1895. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minot on June 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 13, 1918; Company G, 352nd Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Sept. 15, 1918. Overseas from Aug. 16, 1918, to death.