World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Richland
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B, 109th Infantry
Circumstances:
Killed in action in the Argonne on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried, Grave 5, Row 35, Block A, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Neuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2743 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Mobridge, S. Dak. Born, Houston, Texas, Feb. 19, 1896, of German-American parents. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Wahpeton on May 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 8th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company H, 157th Infantry, to Sept. 15, 1918; Company B, 109th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 6, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Clermont (Lorrraine).