World War I
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MIA
Fallen
MIA
Fallen
Hankinson, ND
County:
Richland
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company I, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on July 21, 1918, near Soissons, France.
Grave unlocated. Missing in Action or Buried at Sea. Tablets of the Missing at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 787 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Richland county. Born, Brickentahl, Austria, June 14, 1896. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Wahpeton, on Sept. 14, 1917. Served in Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company I, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 13, 1918; Company H, 26th 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.