World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Kindred, ND
County:
Traill
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Rank:
Cpl.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
80th Company, 6th Regiment
Circumstances:
Died on Nov. 2, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Burial, Kindred, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1688 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Traill county. Born, Horace, N. Dak., Feb. 1, 1890, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - tinsmith. Enlisted in the Marine Corps at Fargo on Aug. 6, 1917. Sent to Parris Island, S. C. Served in 46th Company, Norfolk, Va., to June 12, 1918; 58th Company, to July 3, 1918; Company B, Headquarters Overseas Depot, Quantico, Va., to Aug. 7, 1918; Company C, 6th Separate Battalion, to Aug. 14, 1918; arrived in France, Aug. 27, 1918; Served in 80th Company, 6th Regiment, to death. Grade: Corporal, March 29, 1918. Engagement: Meuse-Argonne (Champagne).