World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Grand Forks, ND
County:
Grand Forks
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Wagoner
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Machine Gun Company, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on June 7, 1918.
Buried, Grave 12, Row 14, Block D, Somme American Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 909 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Arthur, N. Dak., Jan. 29, 1898, of American-German parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted in Machine Gun Company, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grand Forks, on June 19, 1916. Called into federal service on June 19, 1916, for Mexican border duty and served there until discharge. Discharge from federal service at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1917, and resumed National Guard status. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Machine Gun Company, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Machine Gun Company, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Headquarters Company, 1st Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Grade: Wagoner, April 1, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: 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.