World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Marseilles, IL
County:
Sargent
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 128th Infantry
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Oct. 12, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2293 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Sargent county. Born, Marseilles, Ill., Dec. 26, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Forman on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 16th Company, 4th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company B, 158th Infantry, to Aug. 29, 1918; Infantry Replacement Draft, AEF, to Sept.13, 1918; Company C, 128th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 11, 1918, to death. Engagement: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne.