Fred Shephard

World War I
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Fallen

Hensel, ND

County:
Pembina

Date of Loss:

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company L, 23rd Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Sept. 13, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. Aug. 4, 1921, and buried in Grave 1986, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 2937 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Pembina county. Born, Hensel, N. Dak., Jan. 16, 1892, of Canadian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Cavalier on Sept. 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Headquarters Company, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 27, 1917; Company G, 348th Infantry, to June 11, 1918; 1st Depot Division, Camp Pike Replacement Draft, to July 27, 1918; Company L, 23rd Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 22, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sectors: Limey and Marbache (Lorraine).