World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Golden Valley
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.1st Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company A, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action, near Soissons, on July 18, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Jan. 15, 1921, and buried in Grave 1162, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Morton county.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3558 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, under age. Born, Arcadia, Wis., Aug. 23, 1897, of American parents. Occupation - plumber. Enlisted in Company A, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Bismarck, on Aug. 20, 1917. Served in Company A, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company A, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company A, 18th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Nov. 1, 1917; Private, Jan. 21, 1918; Private 1st Class, May 21, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. 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.