World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Grant
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company F, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action, near Soissons, July 19, 1918.
Buried, Grave 9, Row 36, Block B, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3213 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Springhill, Minn., Nov. 7, 1898, of American parents. Occupation - carpenter. Enlisted in Company F, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Mandan, on May 12, 1917. Served in Company F, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company F, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company M, 26th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, March 1, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.