World War I
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Fallen

County:
Eddy

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Field Remount Squadron No. 325

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia on Nov. 20, 1918.

Buried, Grave 2, Row 32, Block A, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 2796 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Eddy county. Born, Poland, 1898. Citizenship (not given). Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Geneseo on July 22, 1918. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in 34th Company, 1st Labor Regiment, Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Fla., to Aug. 26, 1918; Field Remount Squadron No. 325, Remount Depot, France, to death. Overseas from Sept. 8, 1918, to death.