World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Dexter, MN
County:
Stutsman
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company H, 164th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died Sept. 4, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in Grave 3, Row 8, Block A, Suresnes American Cemetery, Suresnes, Seine, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3247 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Dexter, Minn., June 2, 1891, of German-American parent. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Jamestown, on June 4, 1917. Served in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company H, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 5, 1918; Company M, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).