World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B, 164th Infantry
Circumstances:
Killed in action at Soissons, France, on July 18, 1918.
Buried in Grave 6, Row 26, Block D, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3307 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant. Born, Harrison, Mis., April 16, 1896, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Fargo on Aug. 2, 1917. Served in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company B, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company D, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).