World War I
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Fallen

County:
Nelson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company I, 305th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Argonne drive, on Oct. 13, 1918.

Buried in Grave 36, Row 11, Block H, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 2913 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, Valders, Norway, June 6, 1893. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Lakota on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 7th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company H, 157th Infantry, to Sept. 20, 1918; Company I, 305th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Foret-d'Argonne (Lorraine).