World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
McHenry
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
83rd Company
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Nov. 2, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as WM D Spilmahor.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3058 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered McHenry county. Born, Bisbee, N. Dak., March 10, 1895. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in the Marine Corps at St. Louis, Mo., on Jan. 27, 1918. Sent to Parris Island, S. C. Served in 146th Company, from April 3, 1918, to May, 1918. Arrived in France, May 7, 1918. Served in 83rd Company, from June 11, 1918, to death. Engagements: Chateau-Thierry Sector; Aisne-Marne Offensive (Soissons); Marbache Sector; St. Mihiel Offensive; Meuse-Argonne Offensive; Champagne Sector; Meuse-Argonne Offensive, including crossing of Meuse River. Awarded, Fourragere.