Ernest Julius Alfred Erickson

World War I
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Fallen

Wilton, ND

County:
McLean

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.1st Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 361st Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Argonne Forest, on Oct. 10, 1918.

Buried, Wilton, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 853 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Oregon. Born, Torpshemar, Sweden, Jan. 9, 1889. Occupation - pool hall proprietor. Inducted at Baker, Ore., on Oct. 3, 1917. Served in 5th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to Oct. 26, 1917; Company C, 361st Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Jan. 7, 1918. Overseas from July 6, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Aubreville (Lorraine).