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Pvt. Herman G. Helgeson - Fallen

WWI
Walcott, ND
County: Richland
World War I - Fallen
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 24
Branch of Service: Army
Company/Division: Company L, 137th Infantry

Killed in action Sept. 28, 1918.

Buried, American Cemetery, Chatel Chehery, Argennes, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 10, 1921, and buried at Walcott, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1310 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Registered Richland county. Bor, Walcott, N. Dak., Dec. 3, 1893, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Wahpeton on March 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 23, 1918; Company L, 137th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).