World War I
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
PFC

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

Circumstances:

Died on Oct. 7, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 13, Row 11, Block N, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meaurthe-et-Moselle, France.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1131 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, over age. Born, Bodie, Iowa, Feb., 1884, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Fargo, on July 9, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company B, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company M, 18th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Dec. 10, 1917. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).