World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Grand Forks, ND
County:
Grand Forks
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Rank:
2nd Lt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
36th Company
Circumstances:
Died of disease, at sea, Sept. 25, 1918.
Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, Grand Forks county, North Dakota, USA.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 574 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Donnelly, Minn., April 6, 1882. Enlisted in the Marine Corps at Seattle, Wash., on Sept. 6, 1913. Served in 33rd Company, San Domingo, from April 6, 1917, to July 23, 1917; 28th Company, from July 23, 1917, to Aug. 15, 1917; 60th Company, New York, N. Y., from Aug. 15, 1917, to Sept. 19, 1917, when discharged. Re-enlisted at Great Falls, Mont., Oct. 15, 1917. Sent to San Diego, Calif. Served at Quantico, Va., from Dec. 1, 1917, to Dec. 3, 1917; 36th Company, from Dec. 3, 1917, to Dec. 25, 1917; Cuba, from Dec. 25, 1917, to May 2, 1918; Quantico, Va., from May 2, 1918, to July 7, 1918, when discharged to accept commission. Grade: Sergeant, Oct. 15, 1917. Commissioned a Marine Gunner (Temporary), July 8, 1918. Assigned to Quantico, Va. Promoted: 2nd Lieutunant (Marine Corps Reserve), Sept. 28, 1918.