World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Nov. 6, 1918.
Buried in Grave 19, Row 46, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3068 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Tracy, Minn., March, 1897, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Fargo, on April 11, 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 C, 18th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, April 5, 1918; Cook, April 11, 1918; Private, Oct. 24, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (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.