World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Chicago, IL
County:
Walsh
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 164th Infantry
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Oct. 8, 1918.
Buried in France. Body returned to Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 8, 1921. Place of burial unknown.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Charles Formans.
Information found in Volume 2, page 954 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered, (place not given). Born, Sweden, Feb., 1894. Citizenship, (not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grafton, on July 13, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 164th Infantry), to July 9, 1918; Company F, 18th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Aug. 16, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).