World War I
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Fallen

Vernon, WV

County:
Ramsey

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 39th Regiment, Transportation Corps

Circumstances:

Died, as a result of being struck by train, on Nov. 12, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. on Feb. 15, 1921, and buried in Robinson Cemetery, Vernon, W. Va.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 2729 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Ramsey county. Born, Vernon, W. Va., May 20, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - brakeman. Inducted at Devils Lake on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company R, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 19, 1918; Company C, 39th Regiment, Transportation Corps, to death. Overseas from June 7, 1918, to death.