World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Brooklyn, WI
County:
Foster
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D, 164th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died, May 23, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on April 23, 1921, and buried in Long Prairie township, Brooklyn, Wis.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3162 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Foster county. Born, Brooklyn, Wis., Aug. 2, 1895, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 9, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company B, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).