World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Chicago, IL
County:
Stark
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company K, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on July 19, 1918.
Buried, Grave 6, Row 3, Block D, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2654 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Stark county. Born, Chicago, Ill., Aug. 7, 1889, of German parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Dickinson, on June 14, 1917. Served in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company K, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company I, 16th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. 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.