Gust Kruger

World War I
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Fallen

Madison, SD

County:
Sheridan

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division

Circumstances:

Died on Sept. 29, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 33, Row 43, Block D, 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 2, page 1758 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Sheridan county. Born, Madison, S. Dak., Sept. 12, 1896, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at McClusky on May 25, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 15th Company, 4th Training Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company D, 158th Infantry, to Sept. 16, 1918; Company L, 112th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 11, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Clermont (Lorraine).