Charles John Hanlan

World War I
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Fallen

Portal, ND

County:
Burke

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company A, 308th Infantry

Medals and Honors:
Silver Star

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. Sept. 20, 1921, and buried, Grave 452, S. W., National Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 2, page 1209 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Montana. Born, Oakes, N. Dak., Jan. 9, 1895, of Canadian-Scotch parents. Occupation - merchant. Inducted at Glasgow, Mont., on June 25, 1918. Served in 7th Company, 166th Depot Brigade, to July 15, 1918; Company F, 160th Infantry, to Sept. 23, 1918; Company A, 308th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 9, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Foret-d'Agronne (Lorraine). Citation Orders No. 8, General Headquarter, AEF, Washington D. C., March 1, 1920, for gallantry in action near Binarville, France, Sept. 28, 1918, in attempting to locate the advance battalion of the 308th Infantry and other units. Entitled to wear a silver star.