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Cpl. George Murdock Bissett - Fallen

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Romagne, France
County: Cass
World War I - Fallen
Date of Loss: October 7, 1918 / Age: 29
Branch of Service: Army
Company/Division: 58th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division

Killed in action at Argonne, France, on Oct. 7, 1918.

Buried in Grave 16, Row 5, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 287 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Registered Cass county. Born, Erie, D. T., Dec. 11, 1888, of Canadian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Fargo on Sept. 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company K, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 28, 1917; Company M, 348th Infantry, to April 12, 1918; Company B, 58th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Oct. 10, 1917; Private, Nov. 27, 1917; Corporal, Aug. 26, 1918. Overseas from May 6, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Vesle (Champagne); Toulon (Lorraine).