World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Barnes
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
5th USMC Regiment, 2nd Division
Circumstances:
Killed in action on June 6, 1918.
Buried at: Plot A, Row 9, Grave 85, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 918 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Barnes county. Born, Junction City, Ohio, Jan. 27, 1895. Enlisted in the Marine Corps at Valley City, N. Dak., on Dec. 22, 1917. Sent to Parris Island, S. C. Served at Quantico, Va., from March 3, 1918, to March 17, 1918. Arrived in France, March 27, 1918. Served in 67th Company, 5th Regiment, to death. Engagements: Toulon Sector: Aisne Defensive: Chateau-Thierry Sector. Awarded Fourragere.