World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Cannon Falls, MN
County:
Wells
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company G, 118th Engineers
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, at Bellecreek, Minn., on Oct. 12, 1918.
Buried at Cannon Falls, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Eddy county.
Information found in Volume 1, page 926 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Wells county. Born, Bellecreek, Minn., June 24, 1892, of Norwegian-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Fessenden on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 40th Company, 10th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 19, 1918; Headquarters, 5th Provisional Battalion, Engineers, to Sept. 16, 1918; Company G, 118th Engineers, to death.