World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Richland
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard
Circumstances:
Died of rupture of abscess in lungs, on Sept. 11, 1917.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3513 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Milnor, N. Dak., Aug., 1893, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Wahpeton, on June 21, 1916. Called into federal service on June 21, 1916, for Mexican border duty and served there until discharge. Discharged from federal service at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1917, and resumed National Guard status. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to death.