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

Medals and Honors:
Silver Star

Circumstances:

Killed in action on May 1, 1918.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1572 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Cass county. Born, Hawley, Minn., March, 1893, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - telegrapher. Enlisted in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Fargo, on July 21, 1917. Served in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company B, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 8, 1918; Headquarters Company, 11th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, (date not given). Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). 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.