World War I
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Fallen

County:
Barnes

Date of Loss:

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D, 164th Infantry

Medals and Honors:
Silver Star

Circumstances:

Kill in action on June 6, 1918.

Grave unlocated.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2059 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Barnes county. Born. Bandon, Ireland, Jan. 17, 1887. Citizenship, alien. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on June 21, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company K, 16th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Oct. 15, 1917; Private, March 20, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). 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.