World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Harey [sic] (possibly Harvey), ND
County:
Wells
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
2nd Lt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
7th Machine Gun Battalion, 3rd Division
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Oct. 21, 1918.
Buried at Farme-de-la-Madelaine, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 650 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, over age. Born, Hastings, N. Y., March 2, 1886, of American parents. Occupation - mail carrier. Enlisted in Company H, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Harvey, on July 17, 1917. Served in Company H, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 147th Machine Gun Battalion), to discharge. Discharged on Nov. 26, 1917, as a Private, to accept commission. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on Nov. 27, 1917. Assigned to 147th Machine Gun Battalion, to Sept. 28, 1918; 7th Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Principal stations: Camp Mills, N. V.; AEF. Engagement: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne.