World War I
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Fallen

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 July 20, 1918.

Grave unlocated.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 1973 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Zahlie, Syria, March, 1898. Citizenship, (not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on May 25, 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 H, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Wounded, slightly, June 6, 1918. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (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.