World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Rolla, ND
County:
Rolette
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
73rd Company, 6th Regiment
Circumstances:
Killed in action, July 19, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3362 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Rolla, N. Dak., May 9, 1897, of American parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted in the Marine Corps at St. Paul, Minn., on May 11, 1917. Sent to Mare Island, Calif. Served in 35th Company, to Oct. 15, 1917; 112th Company, Quantico, Va., to Nov. 19, 1917; Galveston, Texas, to May 10, 1918; 150th Company, Quantico, Va., to May, 1918. Arrived in France, June 8, 1918. Served in 1st Corps Replacement Battalion, to July 5, 1918; 73rd Company, 6th Regiment, to death. Engagements: Chateau-Thierry Sector; Aisne-Marne Offensive (Soissons).