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Cpl. Anton H. Ecker - Fallen

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Romagne, France
New Ulm, MN
County: Walsh
World War I - Fallen
Date of Loss: October 6, 1918 / Age: 32
Branch of Service: Army
Company/Division: Company C, 164th Infantry

Died on Oct. 6, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 28, Row 30, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 788 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Not a registrant, over age. Born, New Ulm, Minn., Feb., 1886, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grafton, on July 23, 1917. Served in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company E, 18th Infantry, to death. Grade: Corporal, (date not given). Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).