World War I
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Fallen

County:
Morton

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Fireman 3c

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS Lakemore

Circumstances:

Died on board the USS Lakemore, when that vessel was sunk on April 11, 1918.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 3390 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, (place not given), April, 1887, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in the Navy at Minneapolis, Minn., on May 5, 1917. Served at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to Sept. 29, 1917; USS Missouri, to Oct. 19, 1917; Receiving Ship, Philadelphia, Pa., to Oct. 19, 1917; Receiving Ship, Norfolk, Va., to Jan. 7, 1918; USS Lakemore, to death. Grade: Fireman 3rd Class, 341 days.