World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Vang, ND
County:
Cavalier
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 78th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried at Vang, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2431 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Cavalier county. Born, Vnag, N. Dak., April 12, 1893, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Langdon on July 23, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 13th Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 15, 1918; Machine Gun Company, 78th Infantry, to Aug. 23, 1918; Company C, 78th Infantry, to death.