World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Grand Forks
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company E, 305th Infantry
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Oct. 3, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 537 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered (place not given). Born, Troy Mills, Iowa, July, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Inducted at Richland county, Mont., on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 8th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company E, 157th Infantry, to Sept. 23, 1918; Company E, 305th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Aug. 1, 1918. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Foret-d'Argonne (Lorraine).