World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Cavalier
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
LMMA
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill.
Circumstances:
Died in Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., on Sept. 20, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 1916 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Cavalier county. Born, St. Thomas, N. Dak., Sept. 2, 1892, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in the Navy at Minneapolis, Minn., on June 15, 1918. Served at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to Sept. 19, 1918; Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., to death. Grade: Landsman Machinist's Mate, Aviation, 97 days.