World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Pierce
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.
Buried, Grave 14, Row 18, Block D, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 12 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Pierce county. Born, Mashta, Syria, Dec. 10, 1889. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Rugby on April 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 30, 1918; Battery D, 338th Field Artillery, to May 15, 1918; 90th Division, Camp Travis, to May 23, 1918; Company L, 358th Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sectors: Puvenelle and Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine).