World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Almont, ND
County:
Morton
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company F, 164th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of disease at Bereszoka, Siberia, on Dec. 29, 1919.
Burial, Almont, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2941 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Washington, Iowa, March 26, 1895, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company F, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Mandan, on May 12, 1917. Served in Company F, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company F, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company I, 26th Infantry, to Feb. 10, 1919; Company H, 338th Infantry, to discharge. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to April 2, 1919. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on April 11, 1919, as a Private. Re-enlisted for Siberian service, on June 13, 1919.