World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
New Salem, ND
County:
Morton
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Supply Company, 78th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 10, 1918.
Burial, New Salem, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2892 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Morton county. Born, Lester Prairie, Minn., Aug. 30, 1895, of German parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Mandan on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 13th Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 15, 1918; Supply Company, 78th Infantry, to death.