World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Leesburg, IN
County:
Williams
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company E, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Sept. 12, 1918.
Buried in France. Reburied at Leesburg, Ind.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2164 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Williams county. Born, Napanee, Ind., Feb. 1, 1892, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on July 2, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company E, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company M, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.