Dovie Webster Carter

World War I
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Fallen

Springfield, IL

County:
Slope

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Sgt.1st Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
638th Aero Squadron

Circumstances:

Died at Lay St. Reny, France, on Dec. 6, 1918, as a result of accidental injuries.

Buried, Grave 2, Row 15, Block C, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 515 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Slope county. Born, Springfield, Ill., Sept. 10, 1893, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - merchant. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on July 30, 1917. Served in 72nd Aero Squadron, Signal Corps, to Sept. 13, 1917; 117th Aero Squadron, to June 1, 1918; 638th Aero Squadron, to death. Grades: Corporal, June 1, 1918; Sergeant, Aug. 1, 1918; Sergeant 1st Class, Oct. 1, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 18, 1917, to death.