World War I
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Fallen
Cooperstown
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Oct. 3, 1918.
Buried, Grave 11, Row 4, Block G, 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 3, page 1900 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Griggs county. Born, Stavanger, Norway, May 9, 1892. Declarant citizen. Occupation - blacksmith. Inducted at Cooperstown on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 25th Company, 7th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to July 12, 1918; Company H, 158th Infantry, to Sept. 23, 1918; Company G, 308th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 9, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Foret-d'Argonne (Lorraine).