World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Grafton, ND
County:
Walsh
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
ERO2
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Naval Air Station, Cape May, N.J.
Circumstances:
Died at sea, Oct. 8, 1918, in the sinking of a seaplane off Cape May, N. J.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1587 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, under age. Born, Grafton, N. Dak., March 26, 1897, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted in the Navy at Minneapolis, Minn., on Nov. 30, 1917. Served at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to Dec. 31, 1917; Naval Training Camp, Charleston, S. C., to March 29, 1918; Naval Radio School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., to Aug. 8, 1918; Receiving Ship, Pensacola, Fla., to Sept. 25, 1918; Naval Air Station, Cape May, N. J., to death. Grades: Apprentice 'Seaman, 46 days; Seaman 2nd Class, 205 days; Electrician 3rd Class, Radio, 44 days; Electrician 2nd Class, Radio Operator, 51 days.