World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Bowman
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Cpl.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company F, 344th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 13, 1918.
Buried in American Cemetery of Talence, (Gironde), France. Remains returned to U. S. Nov. 15, 1920, and buried in Grave 904, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2073 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Wilkin county, Minn. Born, Elm Springs, Iowa, Aug. 30, 1893, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Breckenridge, Minn., on June 23, 1918. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Served in 20th Company, 161st Depot Brigade, to July 18, 1918; Company F, 344th Infantry, to death. Grade: Corporal, Oct. 1, 1918. Overseas from Sept. 9, 1918, to death.