World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Grand Forks, ND
County:
Grand Forks
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
139th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division
Circumstances:
Died on Aug. 24, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 26, Row 29, Block F, 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 2, page 1041 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Grand Forks county. Born, Bowdle, S. Dak., Feb. 21, 1895, of Russian parents. Occupation - teamster. Inducted at Grand Forks on March 30, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company F, 139th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Gerardmer (Alsace).