World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Neche, ND
County:
Pembina
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Seaman 2c
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS New Mexico
Circumstances:
Died on USS New Mexico, at New York, N. Y., on April 20, 1919.
Buried at Neche, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3543 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Pembina county. Born, Cavalier, N. Dak., May 23, 1894, of American-Canadian parents. Occupation - railroad signal helper. Enlisted in the Navy at Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 10, 1918. Served at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to June 2, 1918; Receiving Ship, New York, N. Y., to June 8, 1918; USS New Mexico, to Nov. 11, 1918. Grades: Apprentice Seaman, 172 days; Seaman 2nd Class, 133 days.