World War I
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Fallen
Cooperstown
Circumstances:
Killed in action on July 15, 1918.
Buried in Grave 77, Row 13, Block A, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Betteau, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 1965 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Griggs county. Born, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 7, 1896, of Scotch parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Cooperstown on Sept. 18, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company I, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 28, 1917; Company K, 348th Infantry, to April 12, 1918; Company F, 47th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 10, 1918, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Chateau-Thierry (Champagne).