World War I
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Fallen

Jamestown, ND

County:
Stutsman

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company H, 164th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action in the battle of Chateau-Thierry, France, on July 19, 1918.

Buried, Grave 17, Row 4, Block D, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 3380 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Jamestown, N. Dak., March 15, 1898, of American parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Jamestown, on July 1, 1915. Called into fedeal service on June 19, 1916, for Mexican border duty and served there until discharge. Discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1917, and resumed National Guard status. Called into federal service, World War. Served in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company H, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company M, 26th Infantry, to death. Grades: Corporal, Aug. 4, 1917; Private, Oct. 13, 1917; Corporal, Feb. 9, 1918; Private, June 27, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).