World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Minto, ND
County:
Walsh
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Died of wounds received in action, Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Jan. 25, 1922, and consigned to Mike Callahan, Minto, N. Dak. (place of burial unknown).
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 482 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Minto, N. Dak., Oct. 24, 1894, of Canadian parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grafton, on May 9, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company E, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (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.