World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Chippewa Falls, WI
County:
Morton
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
GM2c
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Naval Hospital, Charleston, S. C.
Circumstances:
Died in Naval Hospital, Charleston, S. C., on Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Albert Boyer.
Information found in Volume 1, page 363 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Morton county. Born, Caddott, Wis., April 30, 1892, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in the Navy at Flasher on July 17, 1917. Home awaiting orders until Aug. 9, 1917. Served at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to Dec. 23, 1917; Naval Training Camp, Charleston, S. C., to April 5, 1918; Naval Rifle Range, Mt. Pleasant, S. C., to Oct. 9, 1918; Naval Hospital, Charleston, S. C., to death. Grades: Apprentice Seaman, 46 days; Seaman 2nd Class, 273 days; Seaman, 30 days; Gunner's Mate 3rd Class, 31 days; Gunner's Mate 2nd Class, 70 days.