World War I
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Fallen

Mott, ND

County:
Hettinger

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
313th Ammunition Trains, 88th Division

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, at Herricourt, France, on Oct. 17, 1918.

Buried, Grave 6, Row 5, Block F, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 869 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Hettinger county. Born, Avon, Wis., Sept. 12, 1895, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Mott on June 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 19, 1918; Company F, 313th Ammunition Train, to death. Overseas from Aug. 17, 1918, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace).