World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Minot, ND
County:
Ward
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on May 15, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on March 28, 1921, and buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Minot, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 375 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant. Born, Lidgerwood, N. Dak., Feb. 26, 1896, of American-Bohemian parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company A, 164th Infantry), to Oct. 13, 1917; Company D, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 9, 1918; Company B, 18th Infantry, to death. 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.