World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Golden Valley
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
164th Ambulance Company, 116th Sanitary Train
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on July 20, 1918.
Returned to U. S. and buried in Grave 1549, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 399 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Golden Valley county. Born, Wilson, Mich., June 8, 1895, of American parents. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Company M, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Beach, on July 27, 1917. Served in Company M, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 5, 1917; 164th Ambulance Company, 116th Sanitary Train, to Jan. 12, 1918; Company D, 26th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Jan. 20, 1918; Corporal, Feb. 16, 1918; Private, March 28, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. 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.