World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Powers Lake, ND
County:
Burke
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Battery A, 42nd Field Artillery
Circumstances:
Died of spinal meningitis at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 20, 1918.
Buried, Powers Lake, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2802 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Burke county. Born, St. Paul, Minn., July 28, 1895, of Bohemian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Bowbells on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 45th Company, 12th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 18, 1918; Battery A, 42nd Field Artillery, to death.