World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Sargent
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Cpl.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company A, 16th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on July 19, 1918.
Buried, Grave 20, Row 33, Block D, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2997 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Green county, Iowa, March, 1891, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on May 13, 1917. Served in Company A, 16th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, March 11, 1918; Corporal, April 11, 1918. Overseas from June 12, 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.