World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Cavalier
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company K, 28th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Oct. 4, 1918.
Grave Unlocated.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2133 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Cavalier county. Born, Milton, N. Dak., May 20, 1890, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Langdon on Sept. 21, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company M, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 29, 1917; Company K, 347th Infantry, to June 10, 1918; Camp Pike Replacement Draft, to July 23, 1918; Company K, 28th Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine). 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.