World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Wells
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company H, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Died on March 18, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 1, Row 14, 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 3, page 2611 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Wells county. Born, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 8, 1895. Citizenship, alien. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company B, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at New Rockford, on June 29, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company B, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 10, 1917; Company H, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 18, 1918; Company B, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Ansauville (Lorraine). 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.