World War I
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Fallen

County:
Nelson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company A, 110th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Oct. 6, 1918.

Buried, Grave 34, Row 2, Block A, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2560 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, Numedal, Norway, Dec. 12, 1891. 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 G, 157th Infantry, to Sept. 15, 19188; Company A, 110th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Clermont (Lorraine).