World War I
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Fallen

Omemee, ND

County:
Bottineau

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D, 164th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on March 1, 1918.

Buried, Grave 29, Row 12, Block B, 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 1, page 781 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Willow City, N. Dak., Dec., 1893, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on June 4, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company I, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 14, 1917, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Ansauville (Lorraine).