Oscar Melsted

World War I
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Fallen

Gardar, ND

County:
Pembina

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Circumstances:

Died from accident in old wound, on Oct. 11, 1921.

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 3, page 2136 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Gardar, N. Dak., Feb. 8, 1898, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Canadian Expeditionary Force on March 4, 1916. Served in 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, to discharge. Overseas, (dates not given). Wounded, Oct. 1, 1918. Engagements: Hill 70; Paschendaele; Cambral.