World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Walsh
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
S2c
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa
Circumstances:
Died in Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept. 28, 1918, as a Seaman 2nd Class.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 776 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Walsh county. Born, Adams, N. Dak., Feb. 19, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - depot agent. Enlisted in the Navy at Minneapolis, Minn., on May 9, 1918. Served at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to June 2, 1918; Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va., to June 17, 1918; Naval Hospital, Hampton Roads, Va., to Aug. 9, 1918; Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va., to Aug. 16, 1918; USS Minnesota, to Sept. 13, 1918; Receiving Ship, Philadelphia, Pa., to Sept. 22, 1918; Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., to death. Grade: Seaman 2nd Class, 142 days.