World War I
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Fallen

Klara, ND

County:
Benson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
50th Company, 13th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Oct. 13, 1918.

Buried at Klara, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 245 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Name included in the Benson County WWI Honor Roll of Casualties

Biography:

Registered Benson county. Born, Sweden, Aug. 17, 1892. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minnewaukan on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 50th Company, 13th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to death.