World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Kidder
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company L, 139th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died on Oct. 4, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 26, Row 11, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as John J Schlinder.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2852 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Kidder county. Born, Tappen, N. Dak., May 10, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Steele on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company L, 139th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).