World War I
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Fallen

County:
Hettinger

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company M, 356th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Sept. 15, 1918.

Buried, Grave 20, Row 26, Block B, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Albert T Runnestrand.

Information found in Volume 4, page 2784 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Hettinger county. Born, Ettrick, Wis., Dec. 3, 1892, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - clerk. Inducted at Mott on April 26, 1918. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Served in 8th Company, 161st Depot Brigade, to May 11, 1918; Company M, 356th Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 4, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sector: Lucey (Lorraine).