World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Traill
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D, 58th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died on Aug. 7, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 4, 1921, and buried in Grave 320, European Section, Arlington National Cemetery, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 959 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Traill county. Born, Halstad, Minn., June 21, 1891, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Hillsboro on Sept. 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company I, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 28, 1917; Company K, 348th Infantry, to April 12, 1918; Company D, 58th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 7, 1918, to death. Engagement: Offensive: Aisne-Marne.