World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Shell Lake, WI
County:
Cavalier
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Mechanic
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on June 11, 1918, at Cantigny, France.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on March 28, 1921, and buried at Shell Lake, Wis., on April 2, 1921.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Walsh county.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1240 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered, Cavalier county. Born, Letcher, S. Dak., July 31, 1890, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grafton, on July 25, 1917. Served in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company F, 18th Infantry, to death. Grade: Mechanic, Jan. 27, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. 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.