World War I
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Fallen

County:
Cavalier

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Sgt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company A, 12th Machine Gun Battalion

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Aug. 8, 1918.

Buried in France.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1463 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Cavalier county. Born, Essex, Conn., Aug. 10, 1889, of Scotch parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Fort H. G. Wright, N. Y., on Jan. 30, 1918. Sent to Camp Devens, Mass. Served in 15th Company, 4th Battalion, 151st Depot Brigade, to May 1, 1918; Company A, 12th Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, June 1, 1918; Corporal, July 1, 1918; Sergeant, Aug. 1, 1918. Overseas from May 7, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sector: Vesle (Champagne).