World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Mountain, ND
County:
Pembina
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company E, 78th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 5, 1918.
Buried at Mountain, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 296 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Pembina county. Born, Edinburg, N. Dak., Oct. 14, 1893, of Icelandic parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Cavalier on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 42nd Company, 11th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Sept. 5, 1918; Company E, 78th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Oct. 1, 1918.