World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Denison, IA
County:
Rolette
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company E, 6th Battalion, 20th Engineers
Circumstances:
Drowned in the sinking of the Tuscania, on Feb. 5, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 18, 1920, and buried in Grave 940, Arlington National Cemetery, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 712 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, over age. Born, Denison, Iowa, 1881, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Dec. 26, 1917. Served in Company E, 6th Battalion, 20th Engineers, to death. Overseas from Jan. 24, 1918, to death.