World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Barnes
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division
Circumstances:
Died on Aug. 8, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 13, Row 16, Block A, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1101 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Barnes county. Born, Hastings, Minn., April 13, 1890, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - clerk. Inducted at Valley City on Sept. 18, 1917. Served in Company M, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 29, 1917; Company H, 347th Infantry, to March 9, 1918; Company K, 47th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Oct. 9, 1917; Private, Nov. 21, 1917; Private 1st Class, July 1, 1918. Overseas from May 10, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sector: Vesle (Champagne).