World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Midway, ND
County:
Slope
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division
Circumstances:
Died on Nov. 1, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 4, Row 29, Block A, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 897 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Slope county. Born, Voss, Norway, March 5, 1890. Declarant citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Amidon on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 11th Company, 3rd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to July 15, 1918; Company B, 160th Infantry, to Sept. 22, 1918; Company K, 357th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 31, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Puvenelle (Lorraine).