Bert M. Johnson

World War I
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Fallen

Penn, ND

County:
Ramsey

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company I, 308th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action, at Argonne Forest on Oct. 8, 1918.

Buried in Grave 3, Section 94, Plot No. 1, Argonne-American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1535 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Sheridan county, Mont. Born, Penn, N. Dak., Dec. 22, 1892, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Plentywood, Mont., on June 26, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 6th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to July 10, 1918; Company M, 157th Infantry, to Sept. 20, 1918; Company I, 308th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 9, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Foret-d'Argonne (Lorraine).