World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Lidgerwood, ND
County:
Richland
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Service of Supply Hospital
Circumstances:
Died of wounds on Oct. 13, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 446 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Luverne, Minn., June 3, 1898. Enlisted in the Marine Corps at Lidgerwood on May 12, 1917. Sent to Mare Island, Calif. Served in 78th Company, Quantico, Va., from July 14, 1917, to Sept. 12, 1917; 75th Company, from Sept. 12, 1917, to Oct., 1917. Arrived in France, Oct. 6, 1917. Served in Replacement Battalion, to July 29, 1918; 78th Company, from July 29, 1918, to Aug. 20, 1918; Service of Supply Hospital, from Aug. 20, 1918, to death. Engagements: Toulon Sector; Aisne Defensive; Chateau-Thierry Sector; Meuse-Argonne; Champagne Sector. Gassed in action on June 14, 1918, and wounded, Oct. 9, 1918. Awarded, Fourragere.