World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Hannaford, ND
County:
Griggs
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Died on July 18, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in France. Reburied in Grave No. 1118, Arlington National Cemetery, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 110 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, under age. Born, Hannaford, N. Dak., Oct. 28, 1897, of Canadian parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Fargo, on July 4, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company B, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company M, 18th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Feb. 6, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. 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.