William Krening

World War I
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Fallen

County:
LaMoure

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
111th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Oct. 5, 1918.

Buried in Grave 33, Row 4, Block F, 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 2, page 1748 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered LaMoure county. Born, Green Bay, Wis., May 16, 1892, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at LaMoure on May 25, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 14th Company, 4th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 16, 1918; Company A, 158th Infantry, to Sept. 16, 1918; Company L, 111th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 11, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Clermont (Lorraine).