World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Williams
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company L, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on July 18, 1918.
Returned to U. S. Nov. 28, 1921. Buried, Grave 3872, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2153 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Williams county. Born, Singapore, Straits Settlement, Sept. 22, 1888. Declarant citizen. Occupation - mason tender. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on July 9, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Aug. 25, 1917; Company L, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company L, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 12, 1918; Company H, 26th Infantry, to death. Grades: Cook, April 10, 1918; Private, June 21, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. 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.