World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Grand Forks
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Wagoner
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company M, 164th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia and influenza, Nov. 8, 1918.
Buried, Grave 25, Row 30, Block B, 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 1, page 761 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Audubon, Iowa, Jan. 22, 1897, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company M, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grand Forks, on April 30, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company M, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company M, 164th Infantry), to March 18, 1918; Company B, 116th Supply Train, to April 16, 1918; Company D, 2nd Ammunition Train, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Dec. 1, 1917; Private, April 16, 1918; Wagoner, July 1, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Aisne. Defensive Sectors: Toulon-Troyon, Marbache, and Limey (Lorraine); Chateau-Thierry (Ile-de-France).