Oliver Nyhus

World War I
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Fallen

Hatton, ND

County:
Steele

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company M, 357th Infantry

Circumstances:

Died of broncho pneumonia on Sept. 27, 1918.

Buried in Grave 19, Row 12, Block D, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 3, page 2363 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Steele county. Born, Hatton, N. Dak., March 8, 1890, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Sherbrooke on April 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to (date not given); Company F, 313th Engineers, to May 15, 1918; Company M, 357th Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sector: Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine).