World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Osakis, MN
County:
Williams
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company E, 164th Infantry
Circumstances:
Killed in action on June 29, 1918.
Buried in France. Reburied at Osakis, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2678 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Williams county. Born, Osakis, Minn., July 19, 1889, of American parents. Occupation - auto mechanic. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on July 20, 1917. Served in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company E, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company C, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).