John Raymond O'Hara

World War I
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Fallen

County:
Foster

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Cpl.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company L, 9th Infantry

Circumstances:

Died on Aug. 3, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 10, Row 8, Block B, Suresnes American Cemetery, Suresnes, Seine, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 3, page 2382 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Carrington, N. Dak., Nov. 1, 1896, of English-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on Feb. 14, 1917. Served in Company L, 9th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, (date not given); Corporal, Nov. 5, 1917. Overseas from Oct. 3, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Aisne. Defensive Sectors: Toulon and Troyon (Lorraine); Chateau-Thierry (Ile-de-France).