World War I
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Fallen

County:
Dunn

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company K, 164th Infantry

Medals and Honors:
Silver Star

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Feb. 19, 1918.

Buried in Grave 16, Row 19, Block B, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2664 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Dunn county. Born, Oshkosh, Wis., July 25, 1892, of German-American parents. Occupation - salesman. Enlisted in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Bismarck, on June 1, 1917. Served in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company K, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; 2nd Company, Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Division (Company B, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion), to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Ansauville (Lorraine). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.