World War I
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Fallen

Kenmare, ND

County:
Ward

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company A, 164th Infantry

Medals and Honors:
Silver Star

Circumstances:

Killed in action on July 22, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on May 11, 1921, and buried in Riverview Cemetery, Portland, Oregon.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1667 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registrant (place not given). Born, Park Rapids, Minn., May, 1896, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Crosby, on Aug. 14, 1917. Served in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company A, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company K, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.