World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Gem, ID
County:
Pembina
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company L, 164th Infantry
Circumstances:
Killed in action, at Soissons, France, on July 18, 1918.
Buried in France. Reburied in Grave 3510, European Section, Arlington National Cemetery, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2477 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Gem, Idaho, Nov. 10, 1898, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grafton, on June 22, 1916. Called into federal service on June 22, 1916, for Mexican border duty and served there until discharge. Discharged from federal service at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1917, and resumed National Guard status. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 164th Infantry), to Sept. 6, 1917; Company L, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 14, 1918; Company H, 26th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Dec. 1, 1917. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).