World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Pelican Rapids, MN
County:
Burke
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
36th Training Company, 161st Depot Brigade
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 11, 1918.
Buried, Pelican Rapids, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 870 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Burke county. Born, Pelican Rapids, Minn., April 25, 1896, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Bowbells on Sept. 3, 1918. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Served in 36th Training Company, 161st Depot Brigade, to death.