World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Sanish, ND
County:
Ward
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company E, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action, on July 18, 1918.
Buried in Grave 14, Row 15, Block D, 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 1300 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant. Born, Fargo, N. Dak., April 11, 1896, of Swedish-Norwegian parents. Occupation - bank clerk. Enlisted in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Kenmare, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 15, 1917; Company E, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 18, 1918; Company L, 26th Infantry, to death. Grades: Corporal, July 18, 1917; Private, April 13, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.