Fred Kelle

World War I
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Fallen

Napoleon, ND

County:
Logan

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Division

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Oct. 17, 1918.

Buried in Grave No. 27, Row 37, Block E, 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 1641 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Logan county. Born, Eureka, S. Dak., April 6, 1894, of Russian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Napoleon on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 15th Company, 4th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company D, 158th Infantry, to Sept. 9, 1918; Company B, 128th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 11, 1918, to death. Engagement: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne.