World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Breckenridge, MN
County:
Richland
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company G, 305th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died on Oct. 16, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in France; remains returned to U. S. on July 25, 1921, and buried in Riverside Cemetery, Breckenridge, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2518 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Richland county. Born, Bedford Twp., N. Dak., 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Wahpeton on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 7th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company G, 157th Infantry, to Sept. 20, 1918; Company G, 305th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Foret-d'Argonne (Lorraine).