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Frank Nelson - Fallen

WWI
Valley City, ND
County: Barnes
World War I - Fallen
Date of Loss: September 13, 1918 / Age: 22
Branch of Service: Army
Company/Division: Company K, 358th Infantry

Killed in action on Sept. 13, 1918.

Buried in France; Remains returned to U. S. on June 28, 1921, and reburied in Woodbine Cemetery, Valley City, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2292 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Registered Barnes county. Born, Sherwood Forest, Wis., Dec. 9, 1895, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Valley City on April 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to (date not given); Company K, 350th Infantry, to May 16, 1918; Company K, 358th Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sector: Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine).