World War I
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Fallen

County:
Morton

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Coxswain

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS New York

Circumstances:

Died on USS New York, on Feb. 16, 1918.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2220 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, (place not given), March, 1896, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in te Navy at Minneapolis, Minn., on May 7, 1915. Served on USS New York, to deah. Grade: Coxswain, 316 days.