World War I
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Fallen

Valley City, ND

County:
Barnes

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
PFC

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
322nd Aero Squadron

Circumstances:

Died at Urbana, Ill., on Oct. 10, 1918.

Buried at Valley City, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 253 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Barnes county. Born, Valley City, N. Dak., Dec. 6, 1892, of Norwegian-Swedish parents. Occupation - electrician. Inducted at Valley City on March 19, 1918. Sent to Kelly Field, Texas. Served in 235th Aero Squadron, to June 20, 1918; 322nd Aero Squadron, to Sept. 4, 1918; School of Military Aeronautics, University of Illinois, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Aug. 29, 1918. Previous military record: Company G, North Dakota National Guard, for three years.