World War I
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Fallen

County:
Benson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 128th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Oct. 12, 1918.

Buried in Grave 28, Row 22, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2400 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Benson county. Born, Sheyenne, N. Dak., May 17, 1894, of Swedish parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minnewaukan on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 14th Company, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 16, 1918; Company A, 158th Infantry, to Sept. 11, 1918; Company C, 128th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 11, 1918, to death. Engagement: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne.